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 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 ...

One common surgery many individuals need to get at some point in their lives is an appendectomy. This is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is a small pouch-like organ on the right ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Psychologist Kimberley Wilson and Dr Xand van Tulleken take a journey around the human body. Today, they discover the truth about an organ long dismissed as useless: the appendix. Listen now. Around 8 ...

Actress-host Shaira Diaz revealed she recently underwent laparoscopic appendectomy surgery, or a procedure to remove her inflamed appendix, saying that she went through a lot of “pain and suffering” ...