Recent studies reveal that the human appendix plays roles in gut microbiota restoration and immunity, contrary to its ...

Objective Possible childhood appendicitis is a common emergency presentation. The exact value of blood tests is debated. This study sought to determine the diagnostic ...

1Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. *Corresponding Author: John Paul Shen, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, The ...

A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess, is a collection of pus and bacteria that forms inside the tooth or gum. To reduce the risk of complications, a person should seek treatment for a tooth ...

However, it is possible for the cyst to become infected with bacteria. If this happens, a pus-filled mass called an abscess can form. Symptoms of an abscessed Bartholin cyst include: Around 2% of ...

Patients with appendiceal adenocarcinoma have a 7.5% risk of second primary cancer within 10 years. There is a 12% excess incidence of secondary primary cancers, particularly colorectal, in these ...

Background and Aim: Obstruction of the lumen of the appendix is the major cause of appendicitis. Tumors could obstruct this lumen and cause appendicitis in the elderly. The association between ...

Almost 90% of all anal abscesses are caused by blocked glands that become infected. The most common type of anal abscess is a perianal abscess, which typically appears as a painful swelling near ...

From the Surgical Services of Memorial Hospital, Worcester. Read at the Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, at Hartford, Conn., September 30, 1932. Adams — Junior Visiting ...

From the Harvard Surgical Teaching Service, Boston City Hospital. Read at the Annual Meeting of the New England Surgical Society, Hartford, Conn., September 30, 1932. Walker — Surgeon-in-Chief ...

The World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 (Geneva, WRC-07) adopted revised provisions and updated technical parameters for Appendix 30B of the Radio Regulations. The details of the information ...

Patients that developed an intra-abdominal abscess after non-operative treatment for the suspicion of simple or complex appendicitis were excluded. Furthermore, patients treated for a suspicion of a ...