| India is benefiting in a big way from globalization. It | | | | of the appendix caused by infection. |
| has become the latest hub for medical | | | | Acute appendicitis is the most common condition |
| outsourcing, with patients from all over the world | | | | of the abdomen to require emergency surgery. |
| flocking to Indian hospitals for appendectomy. | | | | Because of the likelihood of the appendix rupturing |
| They are the new medical tourists and India is | | | | and causing a severe, life-threatening infection, the |
| flaunted, as a medical tourism destination India's | | | | usual recommendation is that the appendix be |
| tourism industry is thriving due to an increase in | | | | removed as soon as possible. What causes |
| foreign tourist’s arrivals and greater than | | | | appendicitis? |
| before travel by Indians to domestic and abroad | | | | Appendicitis occurs when the interior of the |
| destinations. The visitors are pouring to have their | | | | appendix becomes filled with something that |
| appendectomy in India from all over the world: | | | | causes it to swell, such as mucus, stool, or |
| Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and Australia. At | | | | parasites. The appendix then becomes irritated |
| the same time, the number of Indians traveling | | | | and inflamed. Rupture (or perforation) occurs as |
| has also increased. India is probably the only | | | | holes develop in the walls of the appendix, allowing |
| country that offers various categories of tourism. | | | | stool, mucus, and other substances to leak |
| These include history tourism, adventure tourism, | | | | through and get inside the abdomen. An infection |
| medical tourism (ayurveda and other forms of | | | | inside the abdomen known as peritonitis occurs |
| Indian medications), spiritual tourism, beach | | | | when the appendix perforates. |
| tourism (India has the longest coastline in the | | | | Because of the risk of rupture, which may occur |
| East) | | | | as soon as 48 to 72 hours after symptoms |
| What is an appendectomy? | | | | begin, appendicitis is considered an emergency and |
| An appendectomy is the surgical removal of the | | | | anyone with symptoms needs to see a physician |
| appendix, a tube about six inches long or less that | | | | immediately. What are the symptoms of |
| branches off the large intestine. The procedure is | | | | appendicitis? |
| performed to treat appendicitis, an inflammation | | | | |