Kerry Wilcox was rushed into hospital with suspected appendicitis after waking up in the night in severe pain. But after ...

Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis, and timely detection is essential. To do so ...

Using antibiotics alone to treat children with uncomplicated appendicitis is a cost-saving ... Patients whose symptoms did not resolve underwent laparoscopic appendectomy during the same hospital ...

The pain then tends to migrate to the right side of the abdomen. Other appendicitis symptoms include a loss of appetite, fever, nausea, and vomiting. 4. Kidney Infection Pyelonephritis (kidney ...

She’d receive the drugs intravenously in the hospital, and if her symptoms improved ... nearly 500 people (a mix of adults ...

Although the delayed diagnosis of appendicitis is dangerous, over-testing can also be harmful. Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department.

A link between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis has been investigated before, but newer research has not confirmed these findings. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where the ...

The average age was approximately nine years, the duration of symptoms prior to ... of IV therapy in perforated appendicitis. In summary, our data show that children with perforated appendicitis ...

Background: Recent literature supports the use of CT for all patients with right lower quadrant pain to improve diagnostic accuracy and reduce hospital cost. Our current practice at a large ...