Sir Elton John has had his appendix removed and is recovering well at home, his publicist has confirmed. The star was forced to pull out of a series of shows after being diagnosed with appendicitis ...

Kids reporting higher levels of appendicitis pain at presentation were more likely to struggle with a non-operative approach during hospitalization, a secondary analysis of a prospective study found.

Background Laparoscopic appendectomy is not yet unanimously considered the "gold standard" in the treatment of acute appendicitis because of its higher operative time, intra-abdominal abscess risk, ...

A woman who complained of stomach pain was preparing to have her appendix removed when doctors discovered she was actually in LABOUR. Janice Kerwick, 43, thought she was infertile because she had been ...

Chelsy Davy relaxes with friends - and decides the best way to recover from her hospital visit for what was thought to be an appendectomy is to have a cigarette. Prince Harry's girlfriend threw a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nonoperative management was associated with reduced complications only in adults older than 65 years. Reduced ...

Appendicitis. Illustration of a human appendix, showing it red and inflamed in appendicitis. The appendix is a narrow finger-shaped tube that branches off the first part of the large intestine (caecum ...