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

Although the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis is dangerous, over-testing can also be harmful. Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Appendicitis is a common and sometimes serious medical condition, but what exactly causes it, and how is it treated? In this week’s Medical Monday, we learn more about ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

A failure was also counted in either treatment group if any other subsequent appendicitis-related procedure requiring general anaesthesia was needed. Finally, the non-inferiority statistics were ...

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I thought maybe I had an appendicitis and it had burst. "They think she was pressed right up against my spine. I think she was straight up and down and hidden. I was sitting there in shock.