Appendix is the small pouch located in the lower right of the abdomen and attached to the intestine. The inflammation of the vermiform appendix is known as appendicitis. According to research ...

The appendix is a small worm-shaped organ that is connected to the cecum (the first part of the large intestine) through an opening called the appendiceal orifice. It has a blind end at the other end.

A medical condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and filled with pus is called appendicitis. The appendix is a tiny pouch-like structure located in the lower right abdomen. According to Mayo ...

Community hospitals are more than 4 times more likely than pediatric institutions to use radiation-exposing computed tomography (CT) scans and 80% less likely to use ultrasound for pre-appendectomy ...

My 5-year-old was complaining of stomach pain, and I was worried and had questions. I asked her how bad the pain was and where it hurt and whether it was getting worse. Being a kindergartner, she ...

A new study describes the role of hospital type in race-based treatment disparities among pediatric appendicitis patients. When researchers from UCLA Medical Center investigated the link between ...

The type of hospital in which black, Hispanic and other minority patients receive care affects their odds of developing a perforated appendix, researchers from UCLA have found. The type of hospital in ...