Appendicectomy is usually performed either via open or laparoscopic surgery. At open surgery the conventional incisions are of either the Gridiron or Lanz variety. A Battle's incision, which employs a ...

Stump appendicitis is a rare complication that occurs when the residual appendix becomes inflamed after an appendectomy. It is estimated to occur in between 0.002% and 0.15% of cases, although it may ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers have reported a link between increased incidence of appendicitis and warmer weather, independent of ...

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Since 1889, appendectomy — the surgical removal of the appendix — has been the go-to treatment for acute appendicitis. But a new study finds that going under the knife may not be necessary. For ...

With numerous recent studies demonstrating that antibiotics work as well as surgery for most uncomplicated appendicitis cases, the non-surgical approach can now be considered a routine option, ...

Acute appendicitis generally means a speedy trip to the hospital for surgery. But British researchers say antibiotics might be a safe and effective alternative in uncomplicated cases. "The general ...

Rotation 7 at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has successfully performed surgery on a 28-year-old male ...

A Garfield County Jail inmate claims he languished in pain for nearly three days before being taken to the hospital for an appendectomy this week, but a Valley View doctor says appendicitis is ...

JHANG, Aug 23 Six girls have been operated upon for appendicitis in the past three weeks in Dadoana village, throwing open a debate on the causes of the ailment which otherwise is neither infectious ...