Appendectomies are not benign. They can compromise a healthy gut and raise the risk of psychiatric disorders. Fortunately, ...

Some aspects of recovery depend on the type of appendectomy patients have. A laparoscopic surgery tends to have a shorter recovery time and fewer risks than an open procedure. Following the ...

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Although the infection of the surgical wound is not per se a life-threatening condition, it worsens the quality of life in the early postoperative period and prolongs the recovery time.

HOUSTON — Houston Texans rookie tight end Cade Stover had an emergency appendectomy Saturday night ... is doing well and expected to make a full recovery. The team added Stover to the injury ...

The appendix, it turns out, has a legitimate job: recovery from dramatic damage ... looking at adhesive bowel obstruction after appendectomy. The researchers report, “It was when conducting ...