Appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain that results in surgery in the United States, with about 5-9% of Americans having the condition at some point in their life, according to ...

The best thing you can do is to stay calm, get familiar with the symptoms of appendicitis (like pain during the jump test), and make sure to take your kid to the hospital if they’re showing any ...

That tracks with national estimates that 1 to 2 young children per 10,000 have acute appendicitis each year, although the incidence rises to 25 per 10,000 for kids ages 10 to 17.

Appendicitis is a common childhood emergency. But more than a third of kids don't get diagnosed soon enough. A new test could change that. Author: KING Staff Published: 8:58 AM PST December 19 ...

LOS ANGELES Harris Dale says his overnight ordeal with appendicitis was horrible. After several exams, X-rays and a blood test, doctors told him he had indigestion.