Read about signs of appendicitis

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Complications of appendectomy include wound infection and abscess.
Many older adults with signs of appendicitis don’t know that they have a serious problem until their appendix is close to rupturing. Pain is not typical in some people, who may only have lower right abdominal pain, and no mid-upper abdominal pain at the beginning. Appendicitis is not a hereditary disease and is not transmittable from person to person.
A person diagnosed with appendicitis will require an appendectomy, or a surgery that would entail the removal of the appendix. If the appendix does not rupture, the risk of death is very low. If appendicitis goes untreated, the inflamed appendix can burst 24 to 72 hours after the symptoms begin.