An appendectomy is the surgical removal of an appendix. But there's been a weird pattern in the incidence of appendectomies over the last few decades. ☠️NONE OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD BE USED AS MEDICAL ADVICE OR OPINION. IT IS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT☠️ 🔗 L I N K S 🔗 📱Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patkellyteaches/ 🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/PatKellyTeaches 💰Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/corporis 🔬Main channel: null 📚My favorite books https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wuG-8EiF2lMbFdEG-9k1qi1d1KZAdGK1o41o7SYed_k/edit?usp=sharing 🔑 P A T R O N S 🔑 Oxytocin Tier: Mike W | Joanne K | Jim C Jr. | Sal F | Jody O | Ansel K Growth Hormone Tier: Dane M | Brendan P | Brandon K | Kathy K | Pia K | Joe B | Mindi F | Ansel K | Michael G | Brian B | Eileen H | Jonathan G | Waffles the Dog | Brian T | Brian H | Michael R | Karen S | Sarah B | Robin B | Jacob S | Hyeon-Seo | Drake W | Pranav M | Paul | Lucy F | Lucie C | Huynhy | elnombre91 | Alcedo | Magmania | Josef K | Kyle K | Dabrick B | Robert M | Kristal C | TierZoo | Unsalted Pecan | Skasi 📜 S O U R C E S 📜 Fully annotated script here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/what-happened-to-99447631 Appendicitis (2024) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK493193/ Appendectomy (2024) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK580514/ Three Centuries of Appendicectomy (2023) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9971071/ The Case Against Appendectomies (2018) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/well/live/the-case-against-appendectomies.html A Brief History of Appendicitis (2014) https://cbc.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/02012014-AS.pdf Historic Phases of Appendicitis (2011) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1391465/pdf/annsurg00649-0020.pdf Berengario da Carpi (2019) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnana.2019.00011/full#B19 Da Carpi (1530?) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Isagogae_breues_et_exactissimae_in_anato/fgamMN9j69EC?hl=en&gbpv=0 Heister (1754) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Medical%2C_chirurgical_and_anatomical_cases_and_observations_%28IA_b30410666%29.pdf Copland (1853) https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Dictionary_of_Practical_Medicine/Zl5HAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=appendix Fitz 1886 Paper https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/pdf/b22454706 Mcburney (1895) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9155691/pdf/southmedrec150998-0034.pdf NEJM Commentary on Fitz’s paper (1935) https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM193508082130601 💻 C O N T A C T 💻 If you’d like to sponsor a video or have other business inquiries: patkellyteaches [at] gmail.com ⌛T I M E S T A M P S ⌛ 0:00 intro 0:40 Discovering the Appendix 7:37 Appendicitis Becomes Surgical 12:30 Is Appendectomy Worth It? #historyofmedicine #medicalhistory