In children being evaluated for acute appendicitis, the absence of certain sonographic signs might allow expectant management for those at low or intermediate risk, even if the appendix is not seen.

Hundreds of children are having needless operations to remove their appendix ever year, researchers have warned. One in six children who underwent surgery for appendicitis actually had a healthy organ ...

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Hundreds of children are having needless operations to remove their appendix, researchers have warned. One in six children who had surgery actually had a healthy appendix taken out, according to their ...

New Delhi: While often associated with teens and adults, appendicitis is a condition that does not spare the youngest among us. Experts warn that the condition -- characterised by inflammation of the ...

NEW YORK, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The number of U.S. children and adults getting computed tomography scans to diagnose appendicitis has shot up since the 1990s, according to a study -- raising questions ...

A SCHOOLGIRL, 11, died after four doctors “missed her appendicitis”, an inquest has heard. Lacey Brookman’s appendix is believed to have burst before her initial GP appointment, but her condition wasn ...

An ultrasound scan is a procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to create a picture of a part of the inside of your body. The ultrasound scanner has a probe that gives off sound waves. The ...

Fei Jianjun, 40, who suffered from rhinocarcinoma, receives a CT scan at a hospital in Changchun, Jilin province August 19, 2010. Fei found a red knot on his nose last September, which then grew into ...

Lacey displayed appendicitis symptoms that make up only 'one-third of acute' cases A SCHOOLGIRL, 11, died after four doctors “missed her appendicitis”, an inquest has heard. Lacey Brookman’s appendix ...