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Nine hours later, counsel said, she was brought back to the hospital but her acute appendicitis had progressed to a perforated appendix and peritonitis. She required urgent surgery.

Nine hours later, Mr Maher said she was brought back to the hospital, but her acute appendicitis had progressed to a perforated appendix and peritonitis, and she required urgent surgery.

The patient said she had on and off belly pain for the last two years, but now the pain above her belly button had intensified to what she described as “stabbing.” ...

A new study shows that rates of appendix cancer are rising quickly among millennials and Generation X, especially compared to ...

Although cancer of the appendix is rare — typically, it's estimated to affect about 1 or 2 people for every 1 million in the United States each year — diagnoses are rising sharply among Generation X ...

Appendicitis rarely announces itself with sudden, severe pain right from the start. Instead, the discomfort typically follows a distinctive pattern that sets it apart from ordinary digestive issues.

When acute appendicitis is uncomplicated, which means it presents without any signs of perforation, there’s increasing evidence supporting antibiotics as an alternative to surgery in adults.

Mr Feast was unable to eat or sleep, so drove himself to Scarborough Hospital the next morning. He was told he had perforated acute appendicitis and needed emergency surgery to remove his burst ...