Youngest patient to have appendix removed

According to Official Guinness Records,

The youngest patient to have the appendix removed is Shane Chappell (USA, b. 16 November 1977), when he was 5 days old, in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, on 21 November 1977.The appendectomy took place at the Charlotte Memorial Hospital.

For a complete list of 1977 records, please visit 1977 Guinness Records in United States.

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