Antibiotic therapy is a safe first-line option for patients with acute appendicitis and a valid alternative to surgery, Hansson and colleagues report. In some studies, appendicectomy is associated ...

A SCHOOLGIRL, 11, died after four doctors “missed her appendicitis”, an inquest has heard. Lacey Brookman’s appendix is ...

An 11-year-old girl died after four doctors failed to spot her appendicitis, an inquest has ruled.Lacey Brookman, a Year 6 ...

Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the United States, with about 5-9% of Americans having the condition at some point in their life, according to the ...

The Year 6 pupil had symptoms which were not typical of 'classic' appendicitis, making up only 'one-third of acute' cases, the inquest heard. Four doctors at her GP surgery and in the hospital ...

As part of our study design, we did not randomize patients who presented with the classic signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis (i.e., an Alvarado score of 9 or 10). We did not believe these ...

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 ...

She displayed appendicitis symptoms that make up only "one-third of acute" cases, the inquest heard. The Year 6 pupil was dismissed by four doctors at her GP surgery and in the hospital.

USA: A recent study using data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Pediatric (NSQIP-P) database has ...

He was told he had perforated acute appendicitis and needed emergency surgery to remove his burst appendix and clean away infection, which had spread inside his abdomen. According to Mr Feast ...