Woman Has 1-Pound Kidney Stone Removed: 'It Had Horns and It Was Like a Monster'

Woman has a 1-pound kidney stone removed after CT scan finds it by accident. Doctor explains why staghorn kidney stones ...
New York Post

I thought my appendix burst — but I was actually pregnant and gave birth 40 minutes later

A Scottish woman who thought she had a burst appendix was shocked when she found out she was pregnant — and gave birth 40 minutes later. Anna Jackson, 22, started getting a pain in her abdomen but put ...
Rolling Out

Your body’s desperate signals of hidden appendicitis

This small organ can cause big problems when inflammation sets in, potentially leading to life-threatening complications if left untreated. That nagging pain in your abdomen might be more than just a ...
Times-Standard

Ask the Doctors | Uncomplicated appendicitis may not require surgery

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...