Despite the frequency of this common surgical disorder, there is little agreement on the best management strategy for perforated appendicitis. The authors reported that this is the first randomized ...

Antibiotic treatment while awaiting appendectomy does not lower risk for appendiceal perforation in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis, according to a new study. While the percentage of ...

Brian Austin Green is thanking medical staff in the 91356. The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum recently shared he is on the road to recovery after a health scare that required him to undergo surgery. “Last ...

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 ...

Antibiotics may be an effective alternative to an appendectomy for patients with acute appendicitis, based on the results of a randomized trial conducted in six hospitals in Sweden (World J Surg. 2006 ...