A study found that almost a third of female patients had normal appendixes – more than double the rate for men – after appendicectomies performed across 154 UK hospitals

964

operations on women

64.8%

7.0%

28.2%

993

operations on men

84.7%

3.2%

12.1%

Confirmed appendicitis

Other appendix pathology

Histologically normal appendix

964

operations on women

64.8%

7.0%

28.2%

993

operations on men

84.7%

3.2%

12.1%