doesn't necessarily = maybe
When dealing with appendicitis maybe is not good enough.
My husband had appendicitis. I took him in on Friday he was asymptomatic so they sent him home. The next day when I took him in they did a CAT scan and found it. They took him into surgery. It burst AS THEY WERE TAKING IT OUT.
hinted that non-perforated appendicitis may resolve without surgery, said Dr. Livingston.
Or not. 16 days in the hospital says that Dr. Livingston can take his "hints" and stuff them where the sun don't shine.
I hope the stuffing leaves him time to determine what microbe, if any, is involved with appendicitis.