Generally treated as a medical emergency, appendicitis can leave a person doubled over in agony. The most common symptom is abdominal pain, explains Dr. Martin Zielinski, a surgeon trained in critical ...

An athlete and nursing student was rushed into surgery after doctors thought she had appendicitis. But during surgery, they discovered she had a rare type of tumor — and it was already stage 4. Lana ...

After months of unexplained symptoms, a woman discovered she had a rare appendix tumor, leading to a diagnosis of ...

A recent case report highlights a rare case of a child who developed a deep abdominal infection two years after an appendix removal. The delayed complication was triggered by a leftover silk ...

IMAGINE surgery that could be performed without general anaesthetic, requires hardly any recovery time, and leaves you with no visible scars. The catch: it may also leave a very unpleasant taste in ...

“I'm sure we're going to find out one day that the brain is as worthless as the appendix.” —Scott McClanahan The poor, maligned appendix. That worm-like accessory dangling from our intestines has long ...

Appendicitis in children can be difficult to recognise in its early stages as its symptoms may resemble those of common ...