Asian children and black children experience higher rates of ruptured appendixes than white children, as do uninsured or Medicaid-insured children, compared to children covered by private insurance, ...

Fear of contracting COVID-19 in a healthcare setting may be associated with a 20 percent increase in pediatric ruptured appendix cases at Falls Church, Va.-based Inova Children’s Hospital earlier this ...

Racial Disparities Exist in Child’s Risk of Ruptured Appendix The risk of a ruptured appendix differs based on race and ethnicity and by hospital type among children in California. (HealthDay News) – ...

John, aged 47, had sudden onset of midabdominal pain and nausea. Examination at a local emergency department (ED) revealed a diffusely tender abdomen without rebound or guarding. The ED physician sent ...

ACUTE appendicitis in children displays certain features in its pathology, clinical course, diagnosis and treatment, which vary considerably from those of the disease in adults. The development of ...

BMC Public Health © 2007 Tsay et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution ...

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 ...

Dear Doctors: I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine. Do I need to have my ...

Appendicitis symptoms start with belly pain that moves and intensifies in your lower right side. Without surgery, perforated appendicitis can lead to serious complications like peritonitis or sepsis.

Diagnosis of appendicitis in pregnancy is difficult. An enlarging uterus can alter the position of the appendix, which may even show up in the right upper quadrant. In addition, loss of abdominal-wall ...