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 ...

Study address key concern with nonoperative management of appendicitis ...

Your kid has been complaining of a stomachache for a couple hours, and none of the normal tricks — warm tea, Tylenol, lots of rest — are helping. Soon, the familiar anxiety starts to rear its head: is ...

A new analysis of data from a major US trial comparing antibiotics to surgery for appendicitis yielded more information that can help patients weigh options for treatment. But the surprise was the ...

A member of the South Korean boy band BTS has undergone surgery for acute appendicitis. The singer and dancer Jimin also tested positive for COVID, his management agency revealed on Monday in a post ...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- About twice as many U.S. adults with appendicitis are being treated without an operation compared with 20 years ago, and nonoperative management of ...

At first, Aubrey Gibson thought her daughter’s stomachache came from the pizza and candy canes she’d enjoyed at the town’s Christmas party. Gibson told Aria to lay down and rest. But when Aria, then ...

With numerous recent studies demonstrating that antibiotics work as well as surgery for most uncomplicated appendicitis cases, the non-surgical approach can now be considered a routine option, ...

Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis came with higher risks of treatment failure and serious complications within a year compared with appendectomy. Researchers ...

As anyone who's had a painful stomach ache knows, you may find yourself wondering at some point how to check for appendicitis at home. The condition, which refers to inflammation of the appendix, ...