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 ...

Appendicitis progresses through four stages: simple (inflammation without complications), suppurative (inflammation with pus and ulcers), gangrenous (tissue death), and perforated (ruptured appendix).

Patients presenting with non-specific abdominal pain concerning for acute appendicitis are common in Emergency Departments. It has traditionally been taught that, untreated, appendicitis will progress ...

Appendicitis is the most common condition necessitating emergency abdominal surgery. While most cases are localized, 20% become complicated, resulting in perforation. The management of non-complicated ...

For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events as compared to another common option, the interval ...

Background: Children with perforated appendicitis often have a prolonged hospital course complicated by surgical site or intra-abdominal infections. Treatment with multiple intravenous (IV) ...

Acute appendicitis is a frequent surgical emergency in children, and early recognition of severe forms remains challenging. This prospective observational study compared the Appendicitis Inflammatory ...

John, aged 47, had sudden onset of midabdominal pain and nausea. Examination at a local emergency department (ED) revealed a diffusely tender abdomen without rebound or guarding. The ED physician sent ...

"Everyone at the hospital, thank you so much for everything that you did in taking care of me," the actor said Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Brian Austin Green had to get emergency surgery last week after ...

I often experience pain in my lower-right side of my abdomen, and I suspect it is appendicitis. I plan to visit my gastroenterologist soon, but there is a nagging fear that my appendix might burst.