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

A pyogenic liver abscess is a collection of pus in the liver that forms when a bacterial infection reaches the organ. Without early diagnosis and treatment, a pyogenic liver abscess may lead to ...

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 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A study published in The Lancet examined treating acute, non-perforated appendicitis in children with antibiotics instead of surgery. It found antibiotics less ...

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 ...

Failure of antibiotics was defined as patients having a subsequent appendicectomy, and failure in the appendicectomy group was defined as patients having a normal appendix identified on pathology. A ...