A cancer patient is suing his hospital and surgeons after they allegedly removed the wrong organ during a botched appendix operation. George Piano, 72, had been diagnosed with appendicitis and went ...

A sore throat is not exactly the most obvious side effect of having your appendix out but for Jeff Scholtz it was proof he had secured his place in medical history. Mr Scholtz is one of the first ...

Derek Hough had quite a day. The 34-year-old World of Dance judge took to Instagram on Saturday to reveal that he had emergency surgery to remove his appendix. "Woke up at 3am with a severe and a ...

A Washington man who went to the emergency room over stomach pains is suing a hospital and two doctors after he claims surgeons removed the wrong organ from his body during surgery. George Piano and ...

Kiran Rao was hospitalised for appendix surgery and shared a funny 'Kim Kardashian moment' after doctors removed a 12 mm ...

I had my appendix wrongfully removed when admitted to hospital in January 2015. Six days later I nearly died. It turns out that I had actually been suffering with ulcerative colitis, a form of ...

When waste material passes through the colon, it can sometimes clog the appendix. This blockage allows bacteria to multiply ...

England midfielder missed Spurs' 1-0 home victory against Burnley ERIC DIER will miss Tottenham’s Christmas fixtures after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix. The versatile England man missed ...

A 250lb orangutan underwent an intense five-hour-long surgery in order to have his appendix taken out. Ben, a 40-year-old male orangutan, had to have an emergency appendectomy performed by surgeons ...