SAN DIEGO — San Francisco Giants outfielder Andres Torres had an appendectomy Sunday and is expected to be out for 10 to 14 days.

Weight loss surgeries in England rose tenfold from 2000-2008, experts worry trend may continue

Johnson & Johnson recalls 2 hip replacement systems over high rate of problems, repair surgery

J&J recalls 2 hip replacement systems for problems

Burn victim has 2 new hands after 18-hour surgery at Ky. hospital; 3rd double transplant in US

Burn victim gets 2 new hands in 18-hour surgery

20-doctor team plans operation to separate conjoined twins in Panama

Surgeons in Panama to separate conjoined twins

Colombian vice president leaves hospital after heart operation

Colombian VP out of hospital after heart surgery

Publicist says Zsa Zsa Gabor returns to hospital due to pain, bleeding

Publicist says Gabor returns to hospital

LOS ANGELES — Zsa Zsa Gabor’s publicist says actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has returned to a hospital because of complications in her recuperation from hip-replacement surgery.

Conjoined twins who won support of Phoenix residents die in surgery

Ariz. conjoined twins die in surgery

PHOENIX — Conjoined twins who won the support of Phoenix-area residents with their struggle for survival have died.

Calif. woman who had double mastectomy, then learned she didn’t have cancer, to get $198,000

Former Vice President Dick Cheney released from hospital a month after getting heart pump

Former Vice President Dick Cheney released from hospital after surgery to install heart pump

Colombian VP Garzon hospitalized for heart surgery just 2 days after his inauguration

Colombia VP has heart surgery after 2 days on job

Iraqi twin dies after separation surgery in Saudi Arabia

Iraqi twin dies after surgery in Saudi Arabia

1 of Iraq’s conjoined twin girls dies in Saudi Arabia after separation surgery

1 of Iraq conjoined twins dies after Saudi surgery

Former Canadian PM Jean Chretien recovering after successful brain surgery

Former Canadian PM undergoes brain surgery

Disfigured Afghan teenager in Time magazine cover photo to undergo plastic surgery in Calif.

Disfigured Afghan teen to have surgery in Calif.

USC CB T.J. Bryant has surgery on cheekbone after fight with teammate Stanley Havili

USC’s Bryant has surgery after scrap with teammate

Dick Cheney remains in hospital after heart surgery, hopes to return home this week

HEALTHBEAT: Studies to test if fresher blood is better than transfusions of older blood

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better

Husband says Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering from successful hip surgery after falling from bed

Zsa Zsa Gabor recovering from hip surgery

LOS ANGELES — Zsa Zsa Gabor’s husband thinks she’ll be watching “Jeopardy” again in no time.

Husband says Zsa Zsa Gabor has successful surgery to replace broken hip after falling from bed

Zsa Zsa Gabor has successful surgery on broken hip

Zsa Zsa Gabor having surgery to replace broken hip after falling from bed in Bel Air home

Zsa Zsa Gabor having surgery to replace broken hip

Zsa Zsa Gabor to have surgery to repair broken hip after falling from bed in her Bel Air home

Zsa Zsa Gabor to have hip replacement surgery

Cheney says he underwent heart surgery last week, recuperating after the procedure

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Bono’s back: 50-year-old U2 rocker says he’s ready to roll after surgery postponed US tour

Bono’s back: U2 rocker ready to roll after surgery

Barbara Walters says she’s fully recovered from heart surgery but will take rest of summer off

Walters: I’m fully recovered from heart surgery

French surgical team performs full-face transplant, including eyelids and tear ducts

French team performs face transplant with eyelids

To control diabetes, some patients turn to obesity surgery _ even if they’re not fat enough

Rapper Drake postpones 10-city European tour because his mother is undergoing surgery

Drake postpones European tour due to mom’s surgery

Iraqi conjoined twins to fly to Saudi Arabia for separation surgery

Iraqi conjoined twins to undergo surgery in Saudi

Conn. man who tried to cut off his own arm when it became stuck in furnace has surgery

Conn. man who tried to cut off his arm has surgery

Conn. man who tried to cut off his own arm when it became stuck in furnace is back in surgery

Conn. man who tried to cut off arm is in surgery

Surgery no longer required for transgender people to change sex on US passports

Surgery not required to change gender on passports

Federal study finds lax infection control at same-day surgery centers in 3 states

Overtreated: Many back pain sufferers may benefit more from time than rising spine operations

Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, has surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome

Queen Elizabeth II’s husband has surgery on hand

OVERTREATED: Many back pain sufferers may benefit more from time than spine operations

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U2 frontman Bono undergoes emergency back surgery in Munich hospital; tour postponed

U2’s Bono has emergency back surgery in Germany

Argentine rock star Gustavo Cerati in intensive care after brain surgery in Venezuela

Argentine rocker Cerati undergoes brain surgery

Barbara Walters recovering after heart valve surgery; doctors are pleased with outcome

Barbara Walters’ heart valve surgery ‘went well’

Fulham’s Zamora likely to have surgery next week on injury that kept him out of World Cup

Fulham’s Zamora likely to have surgery next week

ABC weatherman Sam Champion latest in morning show trend, having surgery at breakfast time

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Spain’s king discharged from hospital after lung surgery

Mass. judge eases Nancy Kerrigan’s brother’s bail terms for knee surgery, outdoor chores

Kerrigan’s brother’s bail terms eased for surgery

Barbara Walters tells audience on ‘The View’ that she will have heart surgery

Barbara Walters to have heart valve surgery

Doctors say Spain’s King Juan Carlos recovering from surgery to remove benign tumor

Spain: king recovering from surgery

MADRID — Doctors say Spain’s King Juan Carlos is recovering well from surgery during which a benign tumor was removed from his right lung.

Spain’s King Juan Carlos undergoes lung surgery after growth discovered during checkup

New wrinkle in Favre waiting game, says ankle injury requires surgery but not debilitating

Favre throws new wrinkle into waiting game

Favre tells ESPN he needs left ankle surgery to play next season

Favre tells ESPN he needs surgery to play

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Once again, Brett Favre says he isn’t sure what he wants to do.

Burned Iraqi boy tearfully greeted by mother at airport after returning from US surgery

Burned Iraqi boy returns home after surgery in US