Newswise — In pediatric medicine, there’s growing interest in treating kids and teens who have uncomplicated appendicitis with intravenous (IV) antibiotics instead of surgery. It sounds like a leap ...

At first glance, the results of a recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics would indicate immediately operating on a child is the most effective treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ...

Patients who underwent an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a significantly lower subsequent risk of colorectal cancer than similar patients treated with antibiotics alone, according to new ...

Joel Embiid was released from a Texas hospital Friday and will return to Philadelphia after undergoing appendectomy surgery, the 76ers said. The timeline for Embiid's return to basketball activities ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preoperative antibiotic treatment did not reduce the risk for appendix perforation in patients with ...

The 76ers announced Friday that Joel Embiid had successful appendectomy surgery and is on his way home to Philadelphia. The rest of the roster left Houston after Thursday night’s 113-102 loss to the ...

The meta-analysis by Harnoss and colleagues [4] combined eight studies (including randomized, quazi-randomized, and nonrandomized prospective cohorts) involving 2551 patients. They found that while ...