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

BACKGROUND: The use of antimicrobial solutions for irrigation in appendicitis is controversial ... and abdominal abscess were compared. RESULTS: A total of 1,063 cases were identified.

She underwent laparotomy after failing to settle with a course of intravenous antibiotics and her appendix was found to have perforated into the uterus with abscess formation which had not discharged ...

The presence of intra-abdominal abscesses also needs to be determined ... Further causes of spontaneous fistulae include: radiation, diverticular disease, appendicitis, ischaemic bowel, erosion 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 ...

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 ...

Lessons From Taxanes Versus Eribulin for First-Line Metastatic Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer in the EMERALD Study ASCO Guidelines provide recommendations with ...

The trial centers are listed in the Supplementary Appendix, available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org. Full details about the trial design, population, procedures, and statistical ...

Clinical presentation of lactational breast abscess usually includes fever, chills, malaise, and recent or recurrent mastitis. Pain, erythema, and firmness over an area of the breast are typically ...