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All surgery carries some degree of risk. One of the most common complications following appendectomy is infection. Around 20 per cent of people who have a ruptured appendix develop an abscess (ball of pus) within the abdominal cavity some two weeks or so after the appendectomy. These abscesses must be surgically drained.
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- MedicineNet: What Are The Complications of Appendectomy?
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- American Medical Association: Intra-abdominal Abscess After Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis
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