Appendectomy may lead to harmful changes in the gut microbiome that contribute to colorectal cancer (CRC), a new report from China suggests. In one part of a three-part analysis, researchers observed ...

Hackensack Meridian Children's Health pediatric general surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D, FACS,FAAP., was the first surgeon at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical ...

Single-instrument ligation prolongs operative time compared with clip closure but results in similar complication rates.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . About one-third of children treated with antibiotics for appendicitis experienced treatment failure. Children in ...

Portland Timbers veteran midfielder Diego Chará underwent a successful appendectomy procedure Thursday afternoon, the team announced, with an expected recovery time of one to three weeks. Chará was ...