Oct. 1, 2004 — Nonvisualization of the appendix on helical computed tomography (CT) examination is associated with low incidence of acute appendicitis in the absence of secondary inflammatory changes, ...

In the antibiotics group, 40% had surgery to remove their appendix by 1 year, which rose to 46% by year 2, reported David Flum, MD, MPH, of the University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues.

A new analysis of data from a major US trial comparing antibiotics to surgery for appendicitis yielded more information that can help patients weigh options for treatment. But the surprise was the ...

Lesions of the appendix are being over diagnosed as invasive cancer, report University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers in a paper published June 7 in the journal PLOS ONE. The ...

We conducted a pragmatic, nonblinded, noninferiority, randomized trial comparing antibiotic therapy (10-day course) with appendectomy in patients with appendicitis at 25 U.S. centers. The primary ...

BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER. WELL, 20 YEARS AGO, APPENDIX CANCER WAS VIRTUALLY UNHEARD OF. BUT THIS WAS BECAUSE MANY OF THESE CANCERS WERE ACTUALLY MISDIAGNOSED. THE GENERAL SURGEONS IN THE PAST WERE ...

An analysis of several studies including 404 pediatric patients suggests antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis was safe and effective in the majority of patients but the risk that ...

Antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis, according to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, and an ...

Antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis, according to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial, and an ...

Henry Ford Health System surgeons involved in the study say patients should choose the best option in consultation with their physician. Every year more than 250,000 people undergo surgery for ...