Patients who underwent an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a significantly lower subsequent risk of colorectal cancer ...

When I was diagnosed with a rare cancer at the “stump” of my appendix, I was surprised, considering I had my appendix removed more than a decade ago. When I was diagnosed in the fall of 2022with a ...

Doctors at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Siruvachur, Perambalur, recently performed a complex laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery on a three-year-old child suffering from a ruptured ...

Acute appendicitis treated with antibiotics often ends up being treated with appendectomy, longer-term follow-up of the CODA Collaborative trial showed. In the antibiotics group, 40% had surgery to ...

Patients who had an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a 58% lower relative risk of a later colorectal cancer diagnosis than similar patients treated with antibiotics alone, according to new ...

Recognizing appendicitis symptoms early helps prevent serious complications.What you can do: It’s important to seek medical attention right away if you have a fever and lower right abdominal pain.The ...

What is appendicitis??Acute appendicitis is a condition commonly known as appendicitis. It occurs when an infection develops ...