The appendix is a small, tube-shaped organ that connects to the cecum, the beginning of the large intestine. Though its role is unknown, it can become infected, resulting in acute appendicitis, which, ...

Acute and chronic conditions typically differ in how they develop and how long they last. Broadly speaking, acute conditions occur suddenly, have immediate or rapidly developing symptoms, and are ...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, heterogeneous, multifactorial condition, which is part of the overarching syndrome of acute kidney diseases and disorders. This condition’s incidence highest in ...

A meta-analysis of the major post-intervention complications of peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses occurring after appendicectomy or antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ...

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First Nations man suffering acute appendicitis attack denied care at northern Manitoba ER, suit claims Sick Indigenous elder accused of being drunk at Winnipeg hospital, family says Those details ...

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

The woman, aged in her 50s, was left with life-changing injuries in the attack at Royal Oldham Hospital's acute medical unit (AMU) at about 23:30 GMT on Saturday. Greater Manchester Police said ...

LA has become the approach of choice by many surgeons in the treatment of both simple and complicated cases of acute appendicitis. The rate of LA between 1998 and 2008 increased from 20.6% to 70.8 ...

Appendectomy was performed promptly, and an acute gangrenous appendicitis was encountered. Postoperatively the temperature rose to 104°F., associated with an increase in the follicular tonsillitis.

Abdominal pain was present and appendicitis was considered ... because it was thought that they might be the site of acute gas gangrene and the portal of entry for the clostridial septicemia ...