Antibiotics, not surgery, may better treat childhood appendicitis when the appendix hasn't burst, according to new research. Findings suggest that nonperforating appendicitis, when the appendix hasn't ...

You have a sharp, escalating pain in your lower abdomen accompanied by a fever and maybe even vomiting. The symptoms are so severe, in fact, that you find yourself in the hospital emergency department ...

Mrs. Simpson had her hand over the left lower quadrant of her abdomen as she sat in my exam room describing her problem. “The last couple of days this part of my belly has been so sore my husband ...

Appendiceal diverticulitis is a rare inflammatory condition of the vermiform appendix, characterised by the presence of discrete diverticular outpouchings that become inflamed. Clinically, it may ...

American Journal of Roentgenology: IV contrast-enhanced 2-millisievert CT comparable to conventional-dose CT for diagnosis of right colonic diverticulitis Leesburg, VA, April 8, 2021--According to an ...

The human body sure knows how to test itself, especially when it comes to your digestive system. Just when you thought menstrual cramps were enough, conditions like IBS come along and introduce a ...

A nagging cramp low in your belly. A wave of nausea that throws off your day. A fever that sneaks up without warning. On their own, these symptoms might seem harmless or easy to explain away. But ...

Appendicitis was once a lethal disease, in the range of 85% of individuals who also had a perforation. Reducing that case fatality rate to negligible was one of surgery’s first triumphs. Antibiotics ...

[NEW YORK] About a decade ago, Michael Valenti of Woodstock, New York, suddenly developed severe pain in the lower right side of his abdomen. He had a slight fever and thought he had appendicitis. So ...

MLW star and second-generation wrestler Davey Boy Smith Jr. is reportedly out of the hospital after he announced he was getting surgery to treat diverticulitis and appendicitis simultaneously. The son ...