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- Alice explained in a new op-ed for CNN that she was hospitalized after developing “severe abdominal pain” and a fever, so her parents asked about the possibility of appendicitis; however, because she was “tender all over” and not just on one side, doctors dismissed the possibility and concluded she had a viral infection.
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Dec 15, 2022 · Alice Tapper could barely walk after emergency surgery to address her perforated appendix. courtesy Jake Tapper Hospitals need to change the way they assess and diagnose appendicitis because...
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Dec 16, 2022 · Jake Tapper revealed his 15-year-old daughter Alice had been near-fatally misdiagnosed around Thanksgiving last year and 'almost died' from appendicitis.
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Dec 19, 2022 · Jake Tapper's daughter, Alice Tapper, opened up about her appendicitis misdiagnosis — and how she says it almost cost her her life. The CNN journalist's 15-year-old daughter wrote an opinion ...
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Dec 20, 2022 · It was appendicitis, which she said doctors had originally dismissed. "The next couple of hours were a blur. A CT scan was followed by emergency surgery; two laparoscopic drains were inserted in...
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Dec 16, 2022 · However, things took a turn after Alice was rushed to get an emergency ultrasound that finally revealed the cause of all her pain: a perforated appendix.
Aug 25, 2023 · In Alice Tapper’s case, it was a perforated appendix that was undiagnosed. Over two days, her condition worsened, but her doctors maintained she just had a bad stomach virus.
Dec 19, 2022 · After her experience in the hospital, Alice and her mother found a study that showed that appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children, but it's initially missed in up to 15%...
