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Appendicitis

Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix with intense, migrating abdominal pain caused by obstruction due to tumors, feces, or infection.

Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis May Raise Death Risk

Nonoperative Treatment of Appendicitis May Raise Death Risk

Nonoperative treatment of appendicitis is increasing, and it may raise death risk, a study presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2017.

Can Antibiotics be an Effective Treatment for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children?

Can Antibiotics be an Effective Treatment for Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children?

Antibiotics can be an effective treatment for appendicitis in kids. Surgery can be effective in patients who have appendicolith.

Antibiotics are an Effective Treatment for Appendicitis in Kids, Instead of Surgery

Antibiotics are an Effective Treatment for Appendicitis in Kids, Instead of Surgery

Appendicitis is currently treated through an operation to remove the appendix, known as an appendicectomy, and it is the most common cause of emergency surgery in children.

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Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Operation Has Better Outcomes for Digestive Disorder

Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux Operation Has Better Outcomes for Digestive Disorder

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common digestive disorder that can be treated with dietary changes and medications failing which, requires surgery.

Women With Appendix or Tonsils Removed Are More Fertile

Women With Appendix or Tonsils Removed Are More Fertile

New research reveals that women who have their tonsils or appendix removed when they are young have improved fertility as compared to the rest of the population.

Here’s Why Stabbing Stomach Pain May Not Always Be Appendicitis

Here’s Why Stabbing Stomach Pain May Not Always Be Appendicitis

Worm infections are very common in children and about 10% will suffer some kind of pain in their guts.

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Best Treatment for Appendicitis - Surgery Or Antibiotics

Best Treatment for Appendicitis - Surgery Or Antibiotics

Using antibiotics as the primary treatment for mild appendicitis does not lead to more complications in the first twelve months of follow-up.

Antibiotics After Appendicitis Surgery Prolongs Hospital Stay by 1 Day

Antibiotics After Appendicitis Surgery Prolongs Hospital Stay by 1 Day

Antibiotics are not without risks, costs or complications, and surgeons should re-examine if patients really benefit from post-operative antibiotic therapy.

Three Out of Four Cases of Uncomplicated Appendicitis Recovered On Antibiotics

Three Out of Four Cases of Uncomplicated Appendicitis Recovered On Antibiotics

Appendicitis strikes about 300,000 Americans a year, afflicting one out of 10 adults at some point in their lives and appendectomy is done.

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Acupuncture can Lessen Pain, Reduce Inflammation in Kids With Acute Appendicitis

Acupuncture can Lessen Pain, Reduce Inflammation in Kids With Acute Appendicitis

Blood samples taken before, during, and 30 minutes after needle placement revealed that the patients' subjective pain decreased, likely due to acupuncture treatment.

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Diet after Appendix Surgery

Diet after Appendix Surgery

Appendicitis is the acute inflammation of the appendix that can be prevented with a diet high in fiber, probiotics, and adequate water intake.

Know the Types of Abdominal/Stomach Pain

Know the Types of Abdominal/Stomach Pain

Understanding the types of pain is crucial for accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment plans. It aids healthcare professionals in providing appropriate care and treatment.

Know your Appendix Friendly Diet

Know your Appendix Friendly Diet

Appendicitis is the acute inflammation of the appendix that can be prevented with a diet high in fiber, probiotics, and adequate water intake.

Appendectomy - Animation

Appendectomy - Animation

Slides and animation of Appendicitis and Appendectomy by both Open and Laparoscopic surgical methods.

The Splendid Stomach - Animation

The Splendid Stomach - Animation

Stomach is the organ where food is mixed, stored and partially digested.

Abdominal pain occurs due to multiple causes. Pain due to obstruction in the small intestine appears around or above the umbilicus or belly button. Type of abdominal pain may vary from mild to severe.

Quiz on Abdominal Pain

Quiz on Abdominal Pain

Abdominal pain refers to pain anywhere from below the ribs to the pelvic region. It could be pain referred from any organ in this region that includes stomach, pancreas, gall bladder, liver, small intestine, large intestine, spleen, kidneys and ...

Acute Appendicitis

Acute Appendicitis

Case study of acute appendicitis - A 13 year old boy was sent back home from school because he complained of abdominal pain and vomiting. The anxious mother took him to her family physician.

Drugs used to treat Appendicitis

Drugs used to treat Appendicitis

Drugs used to treat Appendicitis

Appendicitis in Children

Appendicitis in Children

Appendicitis in children produces symptoms of abdominal pain and swelling, nausea, vomiting and fever. Treatment is through surgery.