Why do humans have an appendix? New research is reshaping our understanding of this overlooked organ and its antiquated role ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary outcome ...

Contributed to the Thirteenth Series of Medical and Surgical Reports of the Boston City Hospital for 1902. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unnecessary surgery to remove a normal appendix during pregnancy increases the risk that mom-to-be will lose her baby or that she will deliver early, research indicates.