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 ...

For decades, surgical appendectomy has been the standard treatment for acute appendicitis. But nonoperative management with antibiotics is an option for some patients. For acute, uncomplicated ...

Single-instrument ligation prolongs operative time compared with clip closure but results in similar complication rates.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one-third of children treated with antibiotics for appendicitis experienced treatment failure. Children in ...

Nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in children is feasible and well tolerated, with a small proportion of patients experiencing recurrent symptoms that require appendectomy within a ...

LOS ANGELES — A UCLA study shows selected patients with appendicitis who have outpatient antibiotic management can avoid surgery and hospitalization, it was announced Wednesday. Dr. David Talan, ...