Appendicitis is inflammation of the vermiform appendix (or just the appendix, for short), a little structure within the lower gastrointestinal tract. In appendicitis, the appendix swells, causing a ...

Machine learning enabled researchers to identify a genetic biomarker for predicting perforated appendicitis in children presenting with suspected appendicitis, according to a single-center prospective ...

Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY However, misdiagnosing a patient with appendicitis will lead to needless surgery, and increases hospital costs ...

Appendicitis can feel very similar to gas. However, unlike gas, appendicitis pain occurs specifically to the lower right of the belly button, is severe, and worsens over the next few hours.