Do you have to get an appendectomy if you have appendicitis?

Appendicitis is severe inflammation of the appendix. Appendectomy is surgical removal of the appendix.

Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. The term Acute or Chronic refers to the amount of time the condition has been occurring. Acute conditions last for less then 6 months where as Chronic...

The term 'appendectomy' means surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

a simple medical procedure the involves the removal of the appendix appendectomy anything with the suffix -ectomy refers to a remove of an organ tonsillectomy removal of tonsils prostectomy...

The appendix is removed. The appendix is a vestigial organ found in the cecum. If it gets inflamed, it is removed and the surgery is called appendectomy.