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Every year, roughly 300,000 people wind up at the hospital with symptoms suggesting appendicitis, an inflammation in the appendix, a small pouch attached to the large intestine. True appendicitis prompts pain that typically starts near the belly button, then shifts to the lower right side of the abdomen. If untreated, the appendix may rupture, creating a medical emergency.
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