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Advertisement Later that year, while hospitalized for an alleged appendicitis, Sobhraj took advantage of a blackout caused by the Indo-Pakistani war to escape, slipping out through the drainage pipes.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
One day, a boy about 6 years old came into the hospital suffering from appendicitis.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, paralympian Hunter Woodhall credited his Oura Ring to alerting him to his appendicitis, while others have been notified of Covid-19 infections and other illnesses through similar health and fitness trackers.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Eastburn claimed the medication caused her health struggle; There have been sporadic case studies that suggest appendicitis could be a potential risk, but there has been no direct link established between the medication and the condition.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
One day, a boy about 6 years old came into the hospital suffering from appendicitis.
—Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2025
Elsewhere, paralympian Hunter Woodhall credited his Oura Ring to alerting him to his appendicitis, while others have been notified of Covid-19 infections and other illnesses through similar health and fitness trackers.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Eastburn claimed the medication caused her health struggle; There have been sporadic case studies that suggest appendicitis could be a potential risk, but there has been no direct link established between the medication and the condition.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Appendicitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appendicitis. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs 
: inflammation of the appendix
Medical Definition
appendicitis
noun
ap·pen·di·ci·tis
ə-ˌpen-də-ˈsīt-əs
: inflammation of the vermiform appendix
called also epityphlitis
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