Breaking new ground in what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, surgeons have successfully performed an appendectomy with no abdominal incision. The appendix was ...

On Wednesday, March 12, 2008, surgeons at UC-San Diego Medical Center performed what is believed to be the country's first removal of a diseased appendix through the mouth. They made one small ...

Breaking new ground in what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Hospital surgeon Kurt Roberts, M.D., successfully ...

When the patient came in, she was having repeated bouts of lower abdominal pain. The doctor suspected appendicitis and scheduled surgery. But instead of spending five days in the hospital and three to ...

A sore throat is not exactly the most obvious side effect of having your appendix out but for Jeff Scholtz it was proof he had secured his place in medical history. Mr Scholtz is one of the first ...

The NHS undertakes 50,000 appendectomies each year. Here, Michele Stanley, 20, a nursery nurse who lives with her mother near Birmingham, talks about her keyhole appendectomy and her surgeon explains ...

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 ...

Joe Burrow's left knee has been a point of concern after the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback tore his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in 2020. But now, a new culprit is afflicting the ...

If you needed a gall-bladder removal, Dr. Lee Swanstrom might tell you to open wide. The Oregon-based surgical endoscopist is currently conducting a study wherein he removes patients’ gall bladders ...

Did you know that appendicitis affects one in 15 in their lifetime? The appendix is a finger sized pouch along the large intestine and may become swollen in response to infection in the body. This ...