Appendicitis is a swelling of the appendix, a two to four-inch-long organ connected to the large intestine.

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Damario Ferguson said he was “feeling good” Tuesday afternoon, despite losing a kidney and part of his colon and large intestine as a result of a shooting Friday night after a Mount Carmel-Morgan Park football game.

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“I always talk about the cecum as the ‘wonder pouch’ in between the small intestine and the large intestine.

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