For some children, appendicitis does not require surgery. Antibiotics can spare an operation, but the ‘right’ choice depends ...

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 ...

Hackensack Meridian Children's Health pediatric general surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D, FACS,FAAP., was the first surgeon at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “However, the wide range of treatment failure rates (7% to 39%) have led to confusion about overall ...

The Dancing with the Stars alum urged fans, "If you have pain in your abdomen, please have it checked out because it could be something very serious" Carrie Ann Inaba is giving thanks for her health ...

A 20-year-old got over the pain of his appendectomy - then he got his bill. Jan. 1, 2014— -- When a 20-year-old man got over the pain of having his burst appendix removed in October, he got hit ...

The Dancing with the Stars judge, 55, was hospitalized late last month after experiencing extreme stomach pain Carrie Ann Inaba is on the mend! In a video posted on Instagram, the Dancing with the ...