When I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at the “stump” of my appendix, I was surprised, considering I had my appendix removed more than a decade ago. When I was diagnosed in the fall of 2022with a ...
The appendix is an organ we tend not to think about until it acts up, causes illness and needs to be removed surgically.
In cases of a perforated appendix, I sometimes find the appendix, including the base, grossly gangrenous and seemingly undergoing autolysis. I find it impossible to place a good ligature around the ...
Two weeks ago, I had a once in a lifetime experience that changed my perspective about life, human experience, and our health care system. On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, I was wheeled into the theatre of a ...