Medicare pays for appendix surgery when medically necessary. The surgery may vary depending on the situation. Medicare covers surgeries deemed medically necessary. Since appendicitis is considered ...

Among children with suspected nonperforated appendicitis, antibiotic management appeared inferior to appendectomy, according ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary ...

February 27 - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix. "He'll be out here for the next little while," Penguins coach Mike ...