In cases of a perforated appendix, I sometimes find the appendix, including the base, grossly gangrenous and seemingly undergoing autolysis. I find it impossible to place a good ligature around the ...

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Q: I recently had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) and at my follow-up exam the surgeon told me the pathology report stated my gallbladder was gangrenous. What could have caused ...