Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix had lower risk of infectious complications compared with those whose complicated appendicitis was managed ...

At first glance, the results of a recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics would indicate immediately operating on a child is the most effective treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ...

CHICAGO—When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen’s abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she'd be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option ...

Most people with appendicitis who are given antibiotics—instead of having their appendix removed—fare well over the long haul, new research indicates. The conclusion follows roughly two decades spent ...

Patients who underwent an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a significantly lower subsequent risk of colorectal cancer than similar patients treated with antibiotics alone, according to new ...

Continuing from last time. I am writing this down with the hope that my experience might be helpful to someone else.✍🏻※The ...

The signs often start so quietly that people blame gas or indigestion, right up until the pain has nowhere left to hide.

Bindi Irwin has reportedly been rushed to hospital in the United States to undergo emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. According to brother Robert Irwin, “she’s going to be OK”, however the ...