Appendectomy
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American College of Surgeons. Appendectomy (removal of the appendix). Available at: http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAC37TMWC&sub_cat=553 Accessed July 22, 2003.
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Last reviewed March 2008 by Ronald L. Nath, MD and Richard Glickman-Simon, MD
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