An international team has set out to answer one of the more vexing questions in paediatric medicine today—namely, are ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized ...

Findings from a new study indicate that appendicitis, but not appendectomy per se, is responsible for the reduced incidence of ulcerative colitis commonly associated with this surgical procedure ...

Appendicitis is a common and sometimes serious medical condition, but what exactly causes it, and how is it treated?

A Manitoba man is suing two health authorities and one doctor, claiming that he was refused treatment for a life-threatening ...

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

Antibiotic therapy is a safe first-line option for patients with acute appendicitis and a valid alternative to surgery, Hansson and colleagues report. In some studies, appendicectomy is associated ...

A woman who thought she had a burst appendix was shocked when she found out she was pregnant - and gave birth 40 minutes later. Anna Jackson, 22, started getting a pain in her abdomen but put it down ...

In a groundbreaking study published in the medical journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating ...

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