where she says her burst appendix — now gangrenous — was removed. "I think when I walked into the room and they seen a 21-year-old young girl, they immediately dismissed me and thought that ...

Her appendix had burst and turned gangrenous by the time she had emergency surgery. (Submitted by Joy Spence) One night, she says, her boyfriend had to help her into an ambulance. Spence was in so ...

The severity of pathology was graded from 1–4 for acute appendicitis, gangrenous acute appendicitis, perforation or phlegmon, and periappendicular abscess, respectively. Overall, the risk of ...