Appendectomy Appendectomy -- methods This film demonstrates step-by-step removal of an inflamed appendix. The film shows the following: the incision one inch medial to the anterior superior iliac spine; the splitting of the internal oblique and transversus to peritoneum; the retraction of muscles superiorly and inferiorly to expose the peritoneum; the nicking of the peritoneum; the tying of the meso appendix with catgut; the separation of meso appendix at the base; the suturing across the base of the meso appendix; catgut ligature at crushed area of appendix; appendix removal; stump cauterized and inverted; and suturing of the peritoneum, transversus and internal and external oblique. Received: (date unknown) as a donation from the Petrolagar Laboratories. [Chicago, Il. : The Laboratories, 1931] Harsha, W. T. Petrolagar Laboratories. Instructional Film and Video Moving image 010 min. Silent Black and white Live action nlm:nlmuid-8600889A-vid 8600889A http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/8600889A OCLC: 31659014 English The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0