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 ...

Antibiotic treatment may be a feasible alternative to surgery for uncomplicated acute appendicitis, according to findings from a 5-year observational follow-up study that compared appendectomy with ...

April 18, 2011 — Use of perioperative hyperoxygenation in operations for acute appendicitis reduces rates of surgical site infection (SSI) and hospital stay, according to the results of a randomized, ...

Traditional management of appendicitis with appendectomy is regarded as efficient and safe, but it is not free from associated morbidity and mortality. Results from a meta-analysis published in the ...

Background Laparoscopic appendectomy is not yet unanimously considered the "gold standard" in the treatment of acute appendicitis because of its higher operative time, intra-abdominal abscess risk, ...

Anecdotes of successful nonsurgical management of appendicitis have drawn attention to the possibility of (routinely) treating suspected appendicitis with antibiotics. This approach has the potential ...

Although appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) is still the most effective treatment for acute appendicitis, nonoperative management is increasingly common as recent studies have shown that ...

Acute appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a small organ attached to the large intestine, usually due to an infection, or an obstruction between the two organs. Stomach infections may ...

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of the acute abdomen, with an incidence of 1 per 1000 persons per year. It is one of the main differential diagnoses of unclear abdominal ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Appendicitis is a potentially dangerous medical condition marked by the inflammation of the appendix — ...

A 9-year-old Canadian boy presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of sudden, unremitting pain in the right iliac fossa. His medical history was otherwise unremarkable, and he had ...