The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy for young women who present with right iliac fossa pain reduces the rate of negative appendectomy, according to a new study. However, the implementation of ...

LA has become the approach of choice by many surgeons in the treatment of both simple and complicated cases of acute appendicitis. The rate of LA between 1998 and 2008 increased from 20.6% to 70.8%, ...

When given the choice between a less costly “open” operation or a pricier laparoscopy for their children’s appendicitis, parents were almost twice as likely to choose the less expensive procedure – ...

The reported case involved a two-month-old boy who presented with a six-hour history of fever, irritability, and repeated ...

Doctors at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Siruvachur, Perambalur, recently performed a complex laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery on a three-year-old child suffering from a ruptured ...

When an appendix needs to be removed, patients who have minimally invasive surgery fare far better than those who have traditional operations, a review of several studies indicates. Patients who had ...

A recent case report highlights a rare case of a child who developed a deep abdominal infection two years after an appendix removal. The delayed complication was triggered by a leftover silk ...

Acute appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a small organ attached to the large intestine, usually due to an infection, or an obstruction between the two organs. Stomach infections may ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—Consumer price comparison is almost nonexistent in the U.S. health care system, but a new study shows that when given the choice between a less costly "open" operation or a pricier ...