Antibiotic therapy is a safe first-line option for patients with acute appendicitis and a valid alternative to surgery, Hansson and colleagues report. In some studies, appendicectomy is associated ...

A First Nations man suffering from acute appendicitis had to travel all the way to Winnipeg from The Pas for medical care ...

Studies in pediatric patients suggest that acute appendicitis can be managed electively following antibiotic therapy, which challenges the time-honored practice of prompt appendectomy. To ...

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

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(Bert Savard/CBC) A First Nations man suffering an acute appendicitis attack had to travel all the way to Winnipeg from The Pas for medical care after an ER doctor told him he didn't treat ...

The inquest heard Lacey had a type of the disease which, although it makes up about a third of acute cases, has different symptoms to “classic” appendicitis. Four doctors, at her GP surgery ...

Study shows that treating children diagnosed with appendicitis with antibiotics is proven to be safe, cost-effective, and ...

He was told he had perforated acute appendicitis and needed emergency surgery to remove his burst appendix and clean away infection, which had spread inside his abdomen. According to Mr Feast ...