If you've had stomach pain recently, you might have wondered how to check if you have appendicitis at home. Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the ...

Findings from a new study indicate that appendicitis, but not appendectomy per se, is responsible for the reduced incidence of ulcerative colitis commonly associated with this surgical procedure ...

Background: Recent literature supports the use of CT for all patients with right lower quadrant pain to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce hospital cost. Our current practice at a large ...

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Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, a small, tube-like structure attached to the first part of the large intestine.

Nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in children is feasible and well tolerated, with a small proportion of patients experiencing recurrent symptoms that require appendectomy ...

Are you searching for medications to treat 'Appendicitis'? Welcome to this page which serves as an archive for medications that are relevant to the treatment of Appendicitis. The page includes ...

Medical research today indicates it’s exceedingly rare for blunt trauma to cause appendicitis. But in the 1920s, it was widely perceived that Whitehead's punches killed Houdini. "The poor medical ...

Chris Feast, 75, said he had been examined by an advanced nurse practitioner at Drs Reddy & Nunn in Bridlington, East Yorkshire, who found no signs of appendicitis. However, he required surgery ...

Appendicitis is an incredibly painful and usually debilitating thing that almost always requires immediate surgery. Tennessee star Billy Amick dismissed it as annoying tummy troubles played an ...