If your child can't hop, jump or twist as a result of stomach pain, that can be a red flag.

Whether you find driving over speed bumps painful could help doctors work out whether you are suffering from acute appendicitis. While the link between speed bump pain and appendicitis was already ...

A protein in urine could be used as a simple way to diagnose appendicitis, the most common emergency in childhood, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. A team at Children's Hospital Boston said a protein ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: Every time my husband has abdominal pain, he worries that it’s appendicitis. Can you tell me the actual symptoms so I can assure him he’s fine? DEAR READER: Many different conditions ...

CHICAGO — When emergency tests showed the telltale right-sided pain in Heather VanDusen's abdomen was appendicitis, she figured she'd be quickly wheeled into surgery. But doctors offered her the ...

Children with allergies have a lower risk of developing complicated appendicitis, according to a new study. The findings could pave the way for new diagnostic tools in the future. Children with ...

Uncomplicated acute appendicitis in children may be managed successfully using nonsurgical techniques, according to a study published online April 12 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ...

Although the incidence of appendicitis in the United States has been in decline for many years, the condition still affects approximately seven percent of Americans annually. Although the incidence of ...

Antibiotics are an effective, safe treatment for uncomplicated appendicitis cases and can be considered a routine alternative to surgery, a Duke researcher finds. According to Dr. Theodore Pappas, a ...

No one knows exactly what the appendix is supposed to do, but it's clear that bad things can happen if it becomes inflamed—aka appendicitis. Think pain, nausea, fever, and infection. If your appendix ...