Replacing surgery with antibiotic treatment may prove effective for children suffering from acute non-complicated appendicitis, according to a study published in Pediatrics. United Kingdom-based ...

February 22, 2011 — For children with a perforated appendix, early appendectomy appears to reduce the time away from normal activities and has fewer adverse events vs another common option, the ...

High-fidelity realistic simulation has proven to be a powerful tool for developing critical skills in medical students. A recent study published in the Jornal de Pediatria by the D’Or Institute for ...

Are antibiotics a safe and effective alternative to surgery for some kids with appendicitis? A recent study published in JAMA Surgery suggests when chosen by the family, nonoperative management is an ...

Have you ever treated a child with abdominal pain that you suspected might be caused by appendicitis? It’s tempting to go straight to a CT scan, but such scans expose children to ionizing radiation, ...

(HealthDay)—For children diagnosed with appendicitis undergoing appendectomy, extended-spectrum antibiotics seem to offer no advantage over narrower-spectrum agents, according to a study published ...

An analysis of several studies including 404 pediatric patients suggests antibiotic treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis was safe and effective in the majority of patients but the risk that ...

Imaging Widely Used in Presumed Pediatric Appendicitis During the transition to an ultrasound-first paradigm for imaging acute appendicitis in pediatric patients, there does not seem to be any ...

New Delhi: While often associated with teens and adults, appendicitis is a condition that does not spare the youngest among us. Experts warn that the condition -- characterised by inflammation of the ...