We performed a retrospective review of all patients who underwent appendectomy at the Division of General Surgery of Civil Hospital of Ragusa, Italy, between May 2008 and May 2012. The study was ...

Appendicitis often begins with dull pain in the lower abdomen. But it can quickly transform into an emergency requiring immediate medical attention. Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a ...

Ryan Lochte shares two kids with his wife Kayla: daughter Liv, 14 months, and son Caiden, 3 Ryan Lochte is recovering after appendicitis surgery. On Saturday, the athlete, 36, shared before and after ...

Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix had lower risk of infectious complications compared with those whose complicated appendicitis was managed ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The most common emergency surgical procedure in the U.S. is an appendectomy - removal of the appendix. But now there's mounting evidence that some patients can avoid or delay ...

In the antibiotics group, 40% had surgery to remove their appendix by 1 year, which rose to 46% by year 2, reported David Flum, MD, MPH, of the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues.