Although appendicitis is among the more common surgical conditions of childhood, complicated appendicitis requires considerably more resources and intervention. Delays in seeking care can contribute ...

Almost half of children who require surgery for complicated appendicitis can safely complete their recovery at home, according to a new study. Almost half of children who require surgery for ...

A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons and physicians says that appendicitis may also be caused by a virus and that you can actually catch it. A new study by UT Southwestern Medical ...

Appendicitis causes and symptoms: Common symptoms of an attack of appendicitis include pain and vomiting. One of the earliest symptoms of this condition is early morning pain (Image: Canva) Have you ...

The appendix is a tiny organ that connects to the large intestine. Males are more likely than females to experience appendicitis, and this male advantage is greater in infants and young children than ...

Appendicitis. Illustration of a human appendix, showing it red and inflamed in appendicitis. The appendix is a narrow finger-shaped tube that branches off the first part of the large intestine (caecum ...

Kelly Clarkson was hospitalized for appendicitis just hours after hosting the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Clarkson confirmed on Twitter: “I may or may not have broken down in tears after the show ...

The term appendicitis is very familiar to us. It is the problem that starts with pain in the right side of the lower abdomen. The incidence of appendicitis is so common that any pain in the lower ...

APPENDICITIS can strike anyone, causing searing pain in the lower in the stomach. The condition, which causes the small, sac-like appendix to swell, is estimated to affect one in 13 people at some ...

On Sunday, Jimin of music group BTS, seen here performing at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards, was hospitalized for appendicitis and received an appendectomy the following day. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty ...

Norah O’Donnell, CBS This Morning co-anchor, had an emergency appendectomy while on vacation for spring break. O’Donnell was able to undergo a successful surgery before her appendix ruptured and is ...

Patients who underwent HSCT from 2006 to 2016 in the Hematological Department of Nanfang Hospital at Southern Medical University were reviewed. The inclusion criteria are as follows: (1) upon ...