For years, the appendix carried a reputation as the body’s most pointless organ. Doctors often removed it without hesitation, ...

If you've had stomach pain recently, you might have wondered how to check if you have appendicitis at home. Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the ...

BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. WELL, 20 YEARS AGO, APPENDIX CANCER WAS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF. BUT THIS WAS BECAUSE MANY OF THESE CANCERS WERE ACTUALLY MISDIAGNOSED. THE GENERAL SURGEONS IN THE PAST WERE ...

A tiny organ plays a larger role in maintaining health than previously thought. The appendix is often dismissed as an unnecessary organ. But Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers found it plays a ...

The vermiform appendix or appendix as we commonly know it, is a vestigial organ of the body which does not come into notice unless it is inflamed (such as in appendicitis). In cases of appendicitis, ...

For a first-year surgical resident, the appendix (specifically, it’s removal) represents a prized surgical operation. For trained surgeons, the appendectomy is usually an urgent affair that requires ...

Non-Hispanic Black adults more frequently experience delays in receiving an appendicitis diagnosis in hospital emergency departments, putting them at a higher likelihood of perforated appendicitis and ...

Dr. Tim Johnson's daughter's appendectomy highlights dangers of condition. July 23, 2009— -- A medical emergency hit close to home for ABC News medical editor Dr. Tim Johnson when his daughter ...

When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen's abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she'd be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the option of ...

WEBVTT AUTHORITIES SAY A 6-YEAR-OLD BOY IN DUNKERTON HAS DIED AFTER HIS APPENDIX BURST. MEDICS WERE CALLED TO KANEN MCINTOSH’S HOME WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED HE DIED OF ...