A SCHOOLGIRL, 11, died after four doctors “missed her appendicitis”, an inquest has heard. Lacey Brookman’s appendix is ...

An 11-year-old girl died after four doctors failed to spot her appendicitis, an inquest has ruled. Lacey Brookman, a Year 6 ...

Joy Spence, a 21-year-old social work student from Flatrock, N.L., is among several women who told CBC News their pain and ...

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 ...

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 ...

据消化内镜中心团队介绍，该手术以“超级微创”的方式治疗阑尾粪石嵌顿，避免了开腹，成功保留了阑尾及其功能，无刀口及伤疤，无辐射，术后清醒即可下床活动，康复快，观察2～3天即可出院，部分患者甚至无需住院。

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 ...

In two dramatic rescues on two sides of the Pacific Ocean the US Coast Guard on Tuesday pulled patients from a cruise ship ...

USA: A recent study using data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) database has ...

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

A nineteen-year-old patient who claims physicians mishandled her treatment for appendicitis can’t pursue her lawsuit without divulging her medical records in open court, the Massachusetts Appeals ...