If you've had stomach pain recently, you might have wondered how to check if you have appendicitis at home. Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the ...

A simple test reveals if you have appendicitis, doctors say. If jumping leaves you doubling over in pain, you should seek medical help. The appendix is a two to four-inch-long organ connected to the ...

When your child is in pain, the stress might be too much to stomach. It might be that they ate something that doesn’t agree with them — or it could be something more serious like appendicitis. Since ...

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 ...

Since January, my goal with this column has been to educate the public on paradigm-shifting information related to musculoskeletal pain. This past month, however, I was provided the first-hand ...

That sudden pain in your abdomen might just be indigestion—or it could be something far more serious. When it comes to appendicitis, knowing the difference could save your life. This potentially ...

, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. There are compelling reasons to use CT in the diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain, particularly in the elderly. The accuracy of CT in ...

THE diagnosis of acute appendicitis is usually considered whenever a patient develops symptoms or signs suggesting an acute intra-abdominal inflammatory lesion. There are many contributions dealing ...

Several years ago I was urgently paged by a patient who had discovered a lump at the bottom of his chest. He came straight over to my office, fairly certain he had cancer. The lump turned out to be a ...

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 ...