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 ...

All of them received the usual standard care. Half also had an appendectomy. A year later, the relapse rates were 36% in the appendectomy group and 56% in the usual-care group, the researchers said.

All of them received the usual standard care. Half also had an appendectomy. A year later, the relapse rates were 36% in the appendectomy group and 56% in the usual-care group, the researchers said.

Appendectomy may be a useful addition to medical therapy for preventing relapse of ulcerative colitis among patients in remission. At 1 year, 36% of patients in the appendectomy group had a ...

Appendectomy alongside standard medical therapy reduced relapse rates in patients with ulcerative colitis who were in remission compared with standard medical therapy alone, a randomized ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu will delay her start of the 2025 season after undergoing an emergency appendectomy, the 24-year-old said on Thursday. After withdrawing ...