For decades, surgery to remove an inflamed appendix has been a rite of childhood for many. But a new study says treating ...

More evidence that antibiotics alone may be a safe and effective treatment for kids with uncomplicated appendicitis.In a new ...

The National Institutes of Health reports that appendicitis is the fifth most common reason that children are hospitalized ...

Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis is a cost-saving alternative to surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ...

The condition involves inflammation of the remaining appendix tissue, often resulting from incomplete removal during the ...

LaFleur did not give a timeline for Lloyd’s return, but it’s likely he’ll need several weeks to recover from the appendectomy. When left tackle David Bakhtiari had a similar surgery in 2022, he missed ...

The decision process for all appendectomy procedures (n = 201) at the Department of Surgery at the Karolinska University Hospital, in 2009, was retrospectively evaluated. After each case operated ...

What is an appendectomy for children? An appendectomy is a surgery to remove a child’s appendix. The appendix is a small pouch that’s attached to the large intestine. It is on the lower right side of ...