Appendicitis progresses through four stages: simple (inflammation without complications), suppurative (inflammation with pus and ulcers), gangrenous (tissue death), and perforated (ruptured appendix).

Appendicitis in children can be difficult to recognise in its early stages as its symptoms may resemble those of common ...

The reported case involved a two-month-old boy who presented with a six-hour history of fever, irritability, and repeated ...

"Everyone at the hospital, thank you so much for everything that you did in taking care of me," the actor said Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Brian Austin Green had to get emergency surgery last week after ...

Appendicitis is a condition in which the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that opens into the large intestine, becomes swollen and filled with pus. Appendicitis can be caused by a bacterial infection ...

Early appendectomy is better for children with a perforated appendix than postponing the surgery. Persistent localised abdominal pain, especially on the lower right side, requires an emergency visit ...

Children whose appendix has burst often develop serious abdominal infections that are hard to treat and increasingly ...

Brian Austin Green is on the mend after a health scare. The 90210 actor, 51, revealed that he underwent emergency surgery for a perforated appendix last week, recounting the ordeal in a video shared ...