On March 26, 2008, surgeons at UC San Diego Medical Center removed an inflamed appendix through a patient’s vagina, a first in the United States. Following the 50-minute procedure, the patient, Diana ...

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Medicare pays for appendix surgery when medically necessary. The surgery may vary depending on the situation. Medicare covers surgeries deemed medically necessary. Since appendicitis is considered a ...

Sir Elton John is in recovery after undergoing an emergency appendix procedure, it has been reported. The 66-year-old singer underwent the surgery at the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco on Thursday ...