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Higher Failure Rates for Antibiotics Vs Appendectomy in Kids’ Appendicitis

Children with acute uncomplicated appendicitis (UA) treated with antibiotics alone faced significantly higher risks of ...

Antibiotics instead of surgery: Study investigates alternative treatment for appendicitis in children

In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, ...
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Antibiotics cost-effective, safe surgery alternative for kids with appendicitis

SALT LAKE CITY — Treating children who have uncomplicated acute appendicitis only with antibiotics is both cost-effective and safe compared to having surgery, according to a study published in the ...
Reuters

Black children less likely to get pain drugs for appendicitis

(Reuters Health) - Race appears to affect the odds that a child or teen with appendicitis, a painful condition requiring surgery, will get pain medication, particularly opioid medication, according to ...
CNN

Gen X, millennials are about three times more likely than their parents to be diagnosed with appendix cancer, study finds

The pain was so sharp that Chris Williams took himself to the hospital. It was a Tuesday evening in September 2021 when Williams started to feel throbbing abdominal pain and nausea. By the next ...