Your appendix is a small, tube-like structure that is attached to the large intestine (colon). It is located in the lower right part of the abdomen. The appendix has no known purpose and its removal does not have any affect on the digestive system or its process.

When a person is diagnosed with appendicitis, they have an inflammation of the appendix. Once a person starts to have an inflammation of the appendix there is no known treatment or cure other than to perform surgery to remove the appendix. Not having the appendix removed would be a medical emergency. When removing the appendix is delayed it can burst, which would cause infection of the abdominal cavity and possible death.