Diagnosis of appendicitis during pregnancy can be challenging because of atypical clinical presentations such as abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, which can also appear in normal pregnancy.

Appendicitis: Selective Use of Abdominal CT Reduces Negative Appendectomy Rate Gregory M. Dearmond, Daniel L. Dent, John G. Myers, Shailendra Chopra, Amy L. Mumbower, Ashu Kumar, Ronald M. Stewart ...

Lottie Tomlinson has been discharged from hospital in Abu Dhabi after undergoing emergency surgery. The 26-year-old influencer - the sister of One Direction star Louis Tomlinson - had to have her ...

Hospital apologises after misdiagnosis of seven-year-old’s appendicitis Young patient returned to hospital after acute condition led to need for urgent surgery Expand ...

Counsel said the girl’s father had on a number of occasions raised the possibility of appendicitis with the hospital treating medic but was told it was a urinary tract infection.

Belly button pain can have common causes, such as indigestion, and serious causes, such as appendicitis. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

The groin includes the pelvis, reproductive organs, and the muscles that stabilize the hips and pelvis. Pain in this area could indicate a strain or injury, an ovarian cyst, appendicitis, and more.

Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) remains the most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery, yet achieving precise preoperative risk stratification is still challenging, particularly among ...

Doctors treating appendicitis have also shifted away from surgery when possible, Dr. Cercek said, meaning that more cancer diagnoses after appendectomies wouldn’t be driving the result, either.

The rate of LA between 1998 and 2008 increased from 20.6% to 70.8%, becoming the prevalent approach to treat acute appendicitis since 2005. [2] ...

Appendicitis is not an inherited condition, but genetics may play a role. However, the cause of appendicitis is often unclear. Appendicitis refers to inflammation of the appendix. An infection may ...