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Hoping to finally get a run of good luck with his health and potentially regain his stroke at the plate, Jordan Walker’s best intentions were undone again by a sharp pain in his side. Walker, 23, was ...

Steven Van Zandt had to undergone surgery for appendicitis and will miss some dates of his tour with Bruce Springsteen and ...

P4HB mesh offers a safer, absorbable alternative to polypropylene in high-risk hernia cases involving the appendix, reducing infection risk P4HB ...

These celebrities had unexpected medical emergencies -- a few of them with no clue their appendix had just burst. They share ...

One Direction alum Louis Tomlinson’s sister Lottie Tomlinson shared that she fell ill on a family vacation to Abu Dhabi and was hospitalized with appendicitis.

The appendix might be known as one of the most famously useless organs, but research says that it might be undeserving of such a reputation.

The patient said she had on and off belly pain for the last two years, but now the pain above her belly button had intensified to what she described as “stabbing.” ...

Doctors used to only see one case in their career and only among older patients - now it is hitting people in their 30s and 40s ...

Research indicates foreign objects can affect the appendix. Appendicitis and appendix cancer are distinct. Appendicitis is inflammation, not cancer. Sometimes, appendicitis surgery reveals hidden ...

Let’s start by locating it. The appendix is a small, finger-shaped pouch located where the small intestine joins the large intestine, in the cecum. Inflammation and infection of the appendix, known as ...

The appendix may play a further role in protecting the gastrointestinal system from invading pathogens. This would explain why surgical removal of the appendix has been associated with a worse ...