Patients who had surgery for an inflamed appendix had a significantly lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than those treated with antibiotics, according to an analysis of more than 30,000 cases ...

What started as a surgery to remove a woman's appendix now has a woman suing Cedar Hill hospital alleging ...

A matched study of more than 30,000 appendicitis patients found that those who underwent an appendectomy had a 58 percent ...

An athlete and nursing student was rushed into surgery after doctors thought she had appendicitis. But during surgery, they discovered she had a rare type of tumor — and it was already stage 4. Lana ...