Appendicitis is a condition in which the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that opens into the large intestine, becomes swollen and filled with pus. Appendicitis can be caused by a bacterial infection ...

Appendicitis The researchers included sex, age, duration of pain, guarding, pain migration, maximal tenderness in the right-lower quadrant, and absolute neutrophil count in the final pARC model. The ...

May 21, 2012 — Same-day discharge for children undergoing appendectomy is safe and meets parental approval, according to a study published in the May issue of Archives of Surgery. An overnight ...

February 22, 2011 — For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events vs another common option, the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Have you ever treated a child with abdominal pain that you suspected might be caused by appendicitis? It’s tempting to go straight to a CT scan, but such scans expose children to ionizing radiation, ...

According to the World Health Organization, in the year 2015, more than one crore cases of appendicitis were reported, out of which 50,100 of these succumbed to the disease. Appendicitis is a ...