#2508: Circumappendiceal Somectomy
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[Cueball is sitting with legs out over the edge of an examination table, hugging his stomach, likely because of stomach pains. A doctor in lab coat and a surgical head cap is standing next to the table speaking to Cueball, one arm stretched out towards him.]
Doctor: Normally we would remove your appendix from your body.
Doctor: But thanks to new surgical techniques, we're now able to remove your entire body from around your appendix!
(Sourced from explainxkcd.com)
Title text:Some personal news: After treating my first case a few years ago with antibiotics, I can report that I have now had appendicitis for the second and--unless something extremely unexpected happened with the surgery--final time.