Appendicitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix (or just the appendix, for short), a little structure within the lower gastrointestinal tract. In appendicitis, the appendix swells, causing a ...

Good news for people afraid of going under the knife: A national study involving University of Washington School of Medicine researchers found that antibiotics can be just as effective in treating ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Appendectomy for appendicitis is the most common emergency surgical procedure in the United States. Now there's mounting evidence some patients can avoid or delay removing the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among adults with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, treatment with 7 days of oral moxifloxacin is not noninferior ...

Patients with appendicitis usually have surgery to remove their appendix, but in some cases, it may be safe to use antibiotics as a first-line treatment instead, a new study suggests. In the study, ...

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- The most common emergency surgical procedure in the U.S. is an appendectomy - removal of the appendix. But now there's mounting evidence that some patients can avoid or delay ...

Children who have greater acute appendicitis pain may be less likely to improve if they're treated with antibiotics alone, according to a secondary analysis of a nonrandomized clinical trial. "While ...

A new study has found that surgery, rather than antibiotics-only, should remain as the mainstay of treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis. An RCSI study conducted in Beaumont Hospital in ...

BOSTON - An in-hospital delay of appendicitis treatment beyond two days was linked to an increased likelihood of complications, including perforation and abscess formation; longer hospitalization; ...

Antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis, according to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, and an ...