An appendectomy performed shortly after admission disclosed an acute phlegmonous appendicitis. The convalescence was uneventful. A throat culture revealed beta-hemolytic streptococcus and alpha ...

It can be argued that in US Emergency Departments, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis has shifted from clinical impression to radiographic confirmation, even for patients for whom the diagnosis ...

gangrenous acute appendicitis, perforation or phlegmon, and periappendicular abscess, respectively. Overall, the risk of advanced pathology increased as the total interval between onset of ...

In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, non-perforated appendicitis in children with antibiotics instead of surgery.