For patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, the noninferiority of oral antibiotics alone compared with a combination of intravenous and oral antibiotics could not be demonstrated in a ...

Uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children may be managed successfully using nonsurgical techniques, according to a study published online April 12 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ...

Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency worldwide, with peak incidence occurring between the second and third decades of life. Appendectomy, performed for over ...

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 ...

In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, non-perforated appendicitis in children with antibiotics instead of surgery. The study, ...

Rotation 7 at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has successfully performed surgery on a 28-year-old male ...

In complicated appendicitis cases, routine post-operative antibiotics did not help reduce infections in a recent study conducted at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Olive View-UCLA ...

Acute appendicitis has landed Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy in the hospital. Dallas announced McCarthy experienced abdominal pain Wednesday morning that warranted further evaluation and resulted in ...

If your child can't hop, jump or twist as a result of stomach pain, that can be a red flag.