For years, the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most pointless organ. Doctors often removed it without hesitation, ...

Laparoscopic appendectomy was associated with a significantly lower risk of surgical site infections, showing an approximate ...

At first glance, the results of a recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics would indicate immediately operating on a child is the most effective treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ...

A new analysis found that outpatient management of appendicitis with antibiotics is safe for selected patients, which may allow people to avoid hospitalization and surgery. Historically, treatment for ...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About twice as many U.S. adults with appendicitis are being treated without an operation compared with 20 years ago, and nonoperative management of ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Patients who undergo surgical removal of the appendix on a weekend do not experience more postoperative complications than those who undergo the same operation on weekdays, but they do ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary outcome ...

Antibiotics may be an effective alternative to an appendectomy for patients with acute appendicitis, based on the results of a randomized trial conducted in six hospitals in Sweden (World J Surg. 2006 ...

Appendicitis symptoms start with belly pain that moves and intensifies in your lower right side. Without surgery, perforated appendicitis can lead to serious complications like peritonitis or sepsis.