Getting an appendectomy doesn't seem to hurt a woman's chance of having babies, according to a new study that contradicts long-held beliefs among fertility experts ...

CT and ultrasound can help prevent unnecessary appendectomies in children younger than 5 years, and girls older than 10 years, but they appear to have limited value in boys older than 5 years.

Black children consistently have more medical complications during appendectomies than their white peers, including higher rates of “perforated” or burst appendixes. That not only leads to ...

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University sought to resolve conflicting results on whether appendectomies raised a person's risk for developing Parkinson disease. Using data from more than ...

British Journal of Cancer - The incidence of appendectomies, tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies in cancer patients Skip to main content Thank you for visiting nature.com.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When an appendix needs to be removed, patients who have minimally invasive surgery fare far better than those who have traditional ...

Qatar study represents a significant step in addressing SSIs in appendectomies. Published: 17 Jun 2024 - 08:40 am | Last Updated: 17 Jun 2024 - 08:49 am ...

Appendectomies are the most common emergency general surgical procedure in the USA, but a new study suggests many are unneeded. The study, published in the Archives of Surgery, implies that ...

One in six children who undergo appendectomies in Britain and Ireland did not need the surgery, an examination of the extracted organs of 1,827 children has show.