Oct. 14, 2002 — Even when clinical findings strongly suggest appendicitis, it is important to obtain imaging studies such as ultrasound, according to a series of consecutive cases reported in the ...

OAK BROOK, Ill.-- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help rule out acute appendicitis in pregnancy when ultrasound findings are inconclusive, according to a study in the March issue of Radiology.

Data from two standard diagnostic tests commonly obtained in children evaluated for abdominal pain--when combined--can improve the ability of emergency department physicians and pediatric surgeons to ...

Hundreds of children are having needless operations to remove their appendix ever year, researchers have warned. One in six children who underwent surgery for appendicitis actually had a healthy organ ...