After months of unexplained symptoms, a woman discovered she had a rare appendix tumor, leading to a diagnosis of ...

An athlete and nursing student was rushed into surgery after doctors thought she had appendicitis. But during surgery, they discovered she had a rare type of tumor — and it was already stage 4. Lana ...

Generally treated as a medical emergency, appendicitis can leave a person doubled over in agony. The most common symptom is abdominal pain, explains Dr. Martin Zielinski, a surgeon trained in critical ...

A recent case report highlights a rare case of a child who developed a deep abdominal infection two years after an appendix removal. The delayed complication was triggered by a leftover silk ...

IMAGINE surgery that could be performed without general anaesthetic, requires hardly any recovery time, and leaves you with no visible scars. The catch: it may also leave a very unpleasant taste in ...

Appendicitis in children can be difficult to recognise in its early stages as its symptoms may resemble those of common ...