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Appendectomy is the removal of the appendix, usually when it is infected.
Technical
The procedure is performed by laparoscopy in 98% of cases. However, it is sometimes necessary, in case of difficulties or the occurrence of a complication during the procedure, to abandon laparoscopy to go into laparotomy with a localized opening to the right or median way.