The appendix is a slender, finger-shaped organ situated in the lower right side of the abdomen. It is connected to the large intestine and serves no purpose in humans. In cases of appendicitis, where the appendix becomes inflamed and swollen, an emergency surgery called appendectomy is performed to remove it. Failure to remove the appendix could result in it bursting and causing an abdominal infection known as peritonitis. A laparoscopic or "lap" appendectomy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that involves removing the appendix through a few small incisions instead of one large incision. Recovery time following a lap appendectomy is typically brief.

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