The appendix is a small organ that is linked to the large intestine. Appendix cancer is a rare and frequently disregarded form of cancer that starts in the appendix cells. This type of cancer ...

Appendicitis is a common and sometimes serious medical condition, but what exactly causes it, and how is it treated?

Current research has not found an association between rheumatoid arthritis and appendicitis, but some studies found a link between other autoimmune diseases and appendicitis.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The human appendix is a small, muscular, vermiform or worm-shaped organ, averaging around 9cm in length, that is located at the junction of the ...

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Abdominal pain is among the most common reasons children are taken to the emergency department. A small proportion of them usually have appendicitis, and timely detection is essential.

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 ...

"Children with abdominal pain are a diagnostic conundrum. On the one hand those who have appendicitis need to be diagnosed in a timely manner, but on the other hand the most common diagnostic tool we ...