Appendectomy may lead to harmful changes in the gut microbiome that contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC), a new report from China suggests. In one part of a three-part analysis, researchers observed ...

An appendectomy, or appendix removal, is the primary treatment for an appendix that is inflamed or has burst. An inflamed appendix can lead to life threatening complications, so an appendectomy is ...

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 ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

I'll never forget the Magic Night That I Had an Appendectomy. And by "magic," of course, I mean "terrifying," "so painful," and "I fainted twice." Still, I'll never forget it. Have you ever had ...

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A randomized controlled trial has brought into question the established medical doctrine that appendicitis should be treated by surgical removal, finding that a level of success can alternatively be ...

Patients given antibiotics for appendicitis fared no worse in quality of life, at least in the short term, than did patients whose appendix was removed, according to a large, randomized, nonblinded, ...

Norah O’Donnell, CBS This Morning co-anchor, had an emergency appendectomy while on vacation for spring break. O’Donnell was able to undergo a successful surgery before her appendix ruptured and is ...