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

Bilophila wadsworthia bacteria, computer illustration. Anaerobic bile resistant bacterium found in lower parts of the human gastrointestinal tract, and implicated in a number of abdominal infections, ...

When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen's abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she'd be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of ...

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 ...

Good news for doctors looking to cut appendectomies out of their schedules. A new study — conducted by Swedish researchers from the Karolinska Institute and published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery — found ...

The meta-analysis by Harnoss and colleagues [4] combined eight studies (including randomized, quazi-randomized, and nonrandomized prospective cohorts) involving 2551 patients. They found that while ...

In complicated appendicitis cases, routine post-operative antibiotics did not help reduce infections in a recent study conducted at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute and Olive View-UCLA ...

AC Milan have confirmed that Ruben Loftus-Cheek has undergo surgery to fix a problem with his appendix. On the official website, Milan have confirmed that Loftus-Cheek underwent laparoscopic ...

Kiran Rao, the renowned film director of ‘Laapataa Ladies’, recently found herself dealing with a medical issue at the start of the new year, just before the onset of 2026. She had appendix surgery ...

Kiran Rao was hospitalised for appendix surgery and shared a funny 'Kim Kardashian moment' after doctors removed a 12 mm appendix through a catheter. Health update inside.