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

Appendicitis typically begins with pain in the center of your abdomen, which may come and go. Within a few hours, the pain often shifts to the lower right side, where the appendix is usually ...

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

Acute appendicitis is the most common pathology of the appendix, causing sudden pain in the lower right abdomen, nausea, anorexia, and vomiting. Sometimes, an inflamed appendix ruptures and releases ...

“Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in ...

When Anna Jackson, 22, started experiencing abdomen pain, she thought it was caused by period cramps or that she had a burst ...

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

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

A Scottish 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 ...