Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them ...

Researchers found that large pediatric centers achieve low rates of delayed diagnosis of appendicitis while also having the lowest rates of CT use.

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

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

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 ...

Background and Aim: Obstruction of the lumen of the appendix is the major cause of appendicitis. Tumors could obstruct this lumen and cause appendicitis in the elderly. The association between ...

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 ...

Systemic discrimination is a lingering issue in Manitoba's health-care system, First Nations leaders in Manitoba say, after a Cree man's lawsuit alleging a doctor assumed what turned out to be ...

"Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in a timely manner, but on the other hand the most common diagnostic tool we ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis ...