Radical appendectomy as an alternative to right colon resection in patients with epithelial appendiceal neoplasms
Appendectomy is an extremely common surgical procedure usually performed for an inflammatory process within this organ. Upon occasion, the pathology within the appendix is a neoplastic process which requires definitive oncologic management.
Source: Surgical Oncology - Category: Surgery Authors: Santiago Gonz ález-Moreno, Paul H. Sugarbaker Source Type: research