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

But when something goes wrong with your appendix, it can lead to appendicitis ― and the pain can be unbearable. Appendicitis ...

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

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 ...

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

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

The pain can result from gas or indigestion or from conditions that might need medical attention, like kidney stones, gallstones, appendicitis, and inflammatory bowel disease. If you have concerns ...

A 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 but put it ...

Thus, the abdominal pain of appendicitis in pregnant women can be felt anywhere from the midumbilicus to the entire right upper quadrant. However, recently Mourad et al. [9] reviewed abdominal ...

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