Appendicectomy versus antibiotics for acute uncomplicated appendicitis in children: an open-label, international, multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial ...

Appendicectomy may have a therapeutic role in ulcerative proctitis, according to a new study published in the Amercian Journal of Gastroenterology. Conflicting data have been reported regarding ...

Transgastric appendicectomy via a small incision at the navel may be a viable alternative to traditional laparoscopic surgery in uncomplicated cases, according to results from a preliminary study ...

The researchers found that two patients required laparoscopic lavage four days after transgastric appendicectomy due to initial peritonitis, but there were no leaks at the appendiceal stump or ...

Initiation of biologic agents was less frequent in the appendicectomy group than in the control group (odds ratio, 0.003; P = .01), and both groups showed a decreased use of oral mesalazine.

Victor Bonney, Concealed Incision Of Interval Appendicectomy, The British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 3830 (Jun. 2, 1934), p. 1005 ...

Good day Doctor I had an appendicectomy last year (I am 50 yrs of age) and still have a sharp pain when touching the area of the incision. When I sit in the bath and lift my leg (right one) to wash it ...

C. D. Levis, Caeco-Colic Intussusception Following Appendicectomy, The British Medical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 5095 (Aug. 30, 1958), p. 550 ...

A “normal appendicectomy” is where patients undergo surgery for suspected appendicitis but laboratory examination of the removed appendix finds it to be normal.

Treating acute appendicitis with antibiotics is not as effective as appendicectomy, according to French researchers. They assessed amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid with emergency appendectomy in 243 ...