After 10 years, just over half the people in a trial of antibiotics for appendicitis have not needed an appendectomy.

Although they are very rare, cancers of the appendix are on the rise, a new study finds. An analysis of a National Cancer Institute database found that compared with older generations, rates of ...

Q. A friend of mine was vacationing in Europe, and she developed acute appendicitis. She was treated with antibiotics and did not undergo an operation. I thought that appendectomy is the treatment of ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - This segment on The Three was paid for and sponsored by St. Joseph Health. Appendix surgery today relies on small incisions rather than large cuts, according to Dr. Lorraine ...