This video discusses new research on the usefulness of the easily discarded appendix.

References and Resources
Kaminski A, Liu IL, Applebaum H, et al: Routine interval appendectomy is not justified after initial nonoperative treatment of acute appendicitis. Arch Surg 2005 Sep; 140(9): 897-901
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Fisher, R. E. (2000) “The primate appendix: a reassessment.” Anat Rec. 261: 228-236.
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Addiss D. G., Shaffer N., Fowler B. S., and Tauxe R. V. (1990) “The epidemiology of appendicitis and appendectomy in the United States.” Am J Epidemiol 132 :910-925.
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