Uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children may be managed successfully using nonsurgical techniques, according to a study published online April 12 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ...
Nonoperative management (NOM) was associated with a significantly higher risk of treatment failure within one year compared with appendectomy (RR, 4.97). Treatment success at 12 months was lower in ...
Variation in hospital-level resources may impact diagnostic evaluation of children with appendicitis
At some hospitals, children receive better care in the daytime than they do at night for suspected appendicitis. This is the finding of a study to be published in the April 2017 issue of Academic ...
Q 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 appendix taken ...
"Operation was a complete success," the actor and musician captioned an Instagram post on Monday, June 23 Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...
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