Rob Kardashian has emergency operation

Kim Kardashian's brother has had his appendix removed in an emergency operation.

Rob Kardashian was rushed to hospital by his mother Kris Jenner on Tuesday (22.03.11) after complaining of crippling stomach pains.

Doctors decided to perform an emergency appendectomy on the 24-year-old model after he said he had been in so much pain Kim had to watch over him for the day.

Luckily Rob - who appears in reality TV show 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' with his older sisters Kim, Khloe and Kourtney - is now "fine and doing well".

His mother Kris Jenner expressed her relief at her son pulling through the ordeal on her twitter page.

She wrote: "Wow LOOONG night in the ER! Pooooor Rob! My son has no more appendix!! I love you @RobKardashian you were so brave! Xoxox.

"God is amazing. I love you so much!! (sic)"

Big sister Kim also tweeted about the incident, making a joke about Rob's illness being caused by a bad diet.

She wrote: "Robbie is sick! He will be ok though! This is what happens if you don't eat your Wheaties. (sic)"