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What Are The Risks Of Ruptured Appendix?

my appendix ruptured when i was 13 ( i will be 20 in a month) the doctors could not do surgery right away becuse of infection so they waited a couple months and i never went back to get the surgery, i have obviously been fine but i would like to know what are the risk of something happening and is there a chance i can be sick and not know?
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
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Hai im Dr.Nallammai
Welcome to HCM

If your appendix has ruptured, interval appendicectomy should be done once the infection settles.(gap of 6 weeks)

But you have not turned up for the surgery. Luckily you are asymptomatic so you dont have to worry much.

Get an ultrasound scan of the abdomen and have a watch on the current status of your appendix.

The usual complications are recurrent infection of the appendix, peritonitis, appendicular abscess.

But in your case i dont think you will develop such complications.

If you get abdominal pain immediately consult a surgeon.
Take care.
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What Are The Risks Of Ruptured Appendix?

Hai im Dr.Nallammai Welcome to HCM If your appendix has ruptured, interval appendicectomy should be done once the infection settles.(gap of 6 weeks) But you have not turned up for the surgery. Luckily you are asymptomatic so you dont have to worry much. Get an ultrasound scan of the abdomen and have a watch on the current status of your appendix. The usual complications are recurrent infection of the appendix, peritonitis, appendicular abscess. But in your case i dont think you will develop such complications. If you get abdominal pain immediately consult a surgeon. Take care.