Although nonoperative management could offer patients with acute uncomplicated appendicitis an alternative to surgery, the long-term complications and costs that come with it could make it undesirable ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nonoperative management was associated with reduced complications only in adults older than 65 years. Reduced ...

A new analysis found that outpatient management of appendicitis with antibiotics is safe for selected patients, which may allow people to avoid hospitalization and surgery. Historically, treatment for ...

At first glance, the results of a recent meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics would indicate immediately operating on a child is the most effective treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ...

Outpatient antibiotic management of selected patients with appendicitis is safe, allowing many patients to avoid surgery and hospitalization, and should be considered as part of shared decision-making ...

Q: One of my roommates went to the ER because of abdominal pain and nausea. It turned out to be appendicitis, and we all thought he would need to have surgery. But the doctors did something they ...

Pregnant women who underwent immediate surgery to treat a ruptured or abscessed appendix and their fetuses had significantly better outcomes than those whose condition was managed without an operation ...

Physician discussing results with patient Higher likelihood of readmission, developing abscess; more follow-up needed in year after admission. Lindsay A. Sceats, MD, from Stanford University in ...

HealthDay News — Patients with uncomplicated appendicitis undergoing nonoperative management are more likely to have an appendicitis-associated readmission and to develop an abscess, although index ...

Antibiotics offer a less invasive, cost-effective treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis in children. Appendicitis is the fifth most common reason for hospitalization among children in the U.S., and ...

Appendicitis pain is undertreated in children in US emergency departments (EDs), and black children are less likely than white children to receive pain medication, particularly opioids, according to a ...