Have you had a tonsillectomy (your tonsils taken out), appendectomy (your appendix removed) or lumpectomy (removal of a lump ...

Push to change ‘misogynistic’ name of one of the world’s most common surgeries - The name hysterectomy is rooted in a mental ...

P4HB mesh offers a safer, absorbable alternative to polypropylene in high-risk hernia cases involving the appendix, reducing infection risk P4HB is just as effective and absorbed by the body, so there ...

Former WWE NXT UK Tag Team Champion Flash Morgan Webster has revealed that he has recently undergone surgery to have his ...

Morgan Webster is a former holder of the RevPro Undisputed British, IMPACT/TNA World Tag Team, and NXT U.K. Tag Team ...

These celebrities had unexpected medical emergencies -- a few of them with no clue their appendix had just burst. They share ...

Detained former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo ‘Arnie’ Teves, Jr. underwent appendectomy or the surgical procedure to remove an ...

Nerve-sparing surgical removal is important to preserve as much function as possible. Transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP, which also involves removal of part of the prostate gland, is an ...

A new study shows that rates of appendix cancer are rising quickly among millennials and Generation X, especially compared to ...

New research indicates that Gen Xers and older Millennials are three to four times more likely to develop appendix cancer ...

Cancer incidence rates among members of Generation X were two to three times higher than among people born in the 1940s, ...

Removal of the appendix has been associated with a reduction in gut bacterial diversity. People who have undergone an appendectomy show a reduced amount of beneficial short-chain fatty acid ...