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A mum claims her appendix was wrongly removed after she fell seriously ill while on holiday in Egypt. Brit Sian Irving, 29, had travelled to Sharm El Sheikh with her partner Jack Jackson, 29, to mark ...

Among patients with ulcerative colitis in remission who had been treated for a disease relapse, those who underwent laparoscopic appendicectomy combined with standard medical therapy had lower relapse ...

DEAR DR ROACH: I'm a diabetic, and three weeks ago I had my appendix removed. The surgeon said it was very large and had attached itself to my liver. I know the liver plays a big part in blood sugar ...

Appendicitis progresses through four stages: simple (inflammation without complications), suppurative (inflammation with pus and ulcers), gangrenous (tissue death), and perforated (ruptured appendix).

You may have heard that astronauts have their appendix removed before leaving Earth. After all, people say you can live without this organ because it serves no purpose, but how much truth is there in ...