Problems with clinical reasoning and imaging interpretation were factors in nearly half of lower GI perforation cases with ...

Viet Duc University Hospital in Hanoi reported on Wednesday that its doctors successfully treated a patient with a perforated ...

not all appendicitis progresses to perforation; 2) acute appendicitis may in many instances resolve with conservative management; 3) the rate of perforation may be relatively constant despite ...

"This long-term follow-up supports the feasibility of antibiotic treatment alone as an alternative to surgery for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ... other issues like perforation, abscess ...

Looking back, our relationship was… toxic. Categorically, irredeemably toxic. You were noisy at any and indeed every speed, unsupportive - could those seats be any flatter? - and the literal opposite ...

USA: A recent international, multicenter, open-label randomized trial has shed light on the debate surrounding the optimal ...

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of clinical data from children diagnosed with acute appendicitis ... uncomplicated appendicitis, which includes simple and suppurative appendicitis ...

Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.

An intestinal pseudo-obstruction usually results from issues with the nerves or muscles that control the intestines. Learn ...

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

Appendicitis incidence is highest in young people aged 10–30 years, a relatively healthy age group that does not get much ...

Recent studies reveal that the human appendix plays roles in gut microbiota restoration and immunity, contrary to its previous classification as vestigial. The appendix harbors beneficial bacteria, ...