In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, non-perforated appendicitis in children with antibiotics instead of surgery.

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary ...

Anna, who was working for a live music venue, from Stirling, Scotland, said: "I didn't have any symptoms at all. I thought maybe I had an appendicitis and it had burst. "They think she was pressed ...

The average age was approximately nine years, the duration of symptoms prior to ... of IV therapy in perforated appendicitis. In summary, our data show that children with perforated appendicitis ...

Background: Recent literature supports the use of CT for all patients with right lower quadrant pain to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce hospital cost. Our current practice at a large ...