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, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...

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 ...

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 ...

Bindi Irwin has reportedly been rushed to hospital in the United States to undergo emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. According to her brother Robert Irwin, "she's going to be OK," however, ...

Filmmaker Kiran Rao recently underwent appendix surgery and is recovering well. Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix caused by blockage or infection, leading to severe abdominal pain, ...