Teng Kuang-jei recalls that one elderly patient complained that her midsection was "stuffy." After an x-ray was taken, they were startled to discover the appendix had already burst, becoming peritonitis.
李悌愷回憶起有次一位老年人一直抱怨腹部「悶悶的」，直到做 X 光檢查，竟赫然發現盲腸已經潰爛、轉成腹膜炎，最後及時開刀，才挽回一條性命。