ASK THE DOCTORS
Dear Doctors: One of my roommates went to the E.R. because of abdominal pain and nausea. It turned out to be appendicitis, and we all thought he would need to have surgery. But the doctors did something they called nonoperative management, and he got better. What is that? Is it safe?
Dear Reader: Let's start with the appendix. It's a small, thin pouch that extends from the juncture w…