Antibiotic treatment is a viable option for uncomplicated appendicitis, yielding favourable outcomes and fewer complications than appendectomy, new research shows.

It's "no longer about a right vs wrong management pathway," expert says ...

Laparoscopic appendectomy was associated with a significantly lower risk of surgical site infections, showing an approximate ...

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 ...

Gallstones, hernias and appendicitis are turning up earlier than before. Doctors explain how sedentary lives, processed diets and weight gain are driving more surgical cases ...

Antibiotics may be an effective alternative to an appendectomy for patients with acute appendicitis, based on the results of a randomized trial conducted in six hospitals in Sweden (World J Surg. 2006 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “However, the wide range of treatment failure rates (7% to 39%) have led to confusion about overall ...

Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis came with higher risks of treatment failure and serious complications within a year compared with appendectomy. Researchers ...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About twice as many U.S. adults with appendicitis are being treated without an operation compared with 20 years ago, and nonoperative management of ...

For years, the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most pointless organ. Doctors often removed it without hesitation, ...