109-yr woman successfully undergoes surgery for appendicitis

OSAKA, Japan - Ai Onishi (C), a 109-year-old woman in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, is pictured with her family and medical staff in the city on March 8, 2012. She successfully underwent surgery for appendicitis at the Daiichi Towakai hospital in the city on Feb. 22. To the left is the surgeon, Atsushi Okita.

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