Patients who underwent an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a significantly lower subsequent risk of colorectal cancer ...

Newswise — In pediatric medicine, there’s growing interest in treating kids and teens who have uncomplicated appendicitis with intravenous (IV) antibiotics instead of surgery. It sounds like a leap ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Preoperative antibiotic treatment did not reduce the risk for appendix perforation in patients with ...

Patients who had an appendectomy for acute appendicitis had a 58% lower relative risk of a later colorectal cancer diagnosis than similar patients treated with antibiotics alone, according to new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one-third of children treated with antibiotics for appendicitis experienced treatment failure. Children in ...

A modified enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol shortened the postoperative hospital stay without increasing complications among children undergoing open appendectomy for complicated acute ...

Appendectomy may be a useful addition to medical therapy for preventing relapse of ulcerative colitis among patients in remission. At 1 year, 36% of patients in the appendectomy group had a relapse ...

Key TakeawaysIn a matched cohort of more than 30,000 appendicitis patients, appendectomy was associated with a 58% lower relative risk of a later ...