Every year about 80,000 children in the US undergo appendectomies making it the most common surgical procedure among kids. A new study by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis ...

An appendectomy, or appendix removal, is the primary treatment for an appendix that is inflamed or has burst. An inflamed appendix can lead to life threatening complications, so an appendectomy is ...

An appendectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your appendix, the small tube connected to your large intestine in the lower right side of your belly. It’s not completely clear what role the ...

Obese patients who need to have their appendixes removed fare better after a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than an open operation, a new study finds. While the traditional open ...

Appendectomy, a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, is the standard treatment for appendicitis. But antibiotics are often used in conjunction with an appendectomy and sometimes instead of the ...