Appendicitis often begins with dull pain in the lower abdomen. But it can quickly transform into an emergency requiring immediate medical attention. Appendicitis is the inflammation of the appendix, a ...

Hackensack Meridian Children's Health pediatric general surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D, FACS,FAAP., was the first surgeon at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical ...

One common surgery many individuals need to get at some point in their lives is an appendectomy. This is a surgical procedure to remove the appendix, which is a small pouch-like organ on the right ...

WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Connecticut-based medical device innovator Lumendi, LLC (www.lumendi.com) reports the first endoscopic appendectomy using its DiLumen TM Endolumenal Interventional ...

Despite some 500 years of study, the appendix might be one of the least understood structures in the human body. Here's what we know about this mysterious organ. 1. THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS CALLED IT THE ...