Appendicitis

The Mahalo Top 7

1. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC): Appendicitis
2. MayoClinic.com: Appendicitis
3. eMedicine: Appendicitis
4. MedlinePlus: Appendicitis
5. Nemours Foundation: Appendicitis
6. Wikipedia: Appendicitis
7. Merck Manual Professional: Appendicitis: Acute Abdomen and Surgical Gastroenterology

Appendicitis News

• Google News: Appendicitis
• The Australian: Swimmer back in pool after appendicitis scare (September 5, 2008)
• The New York Times: Helpful Bacteria May Hide in Appendix (June 17, 2008)
• The Independent: The appendix does have a use - re-booting the gut (October 8, 2007)
• TMZ.com: Lindsay Lohan In Surgery (January 4, 2007)
• The New York Times: The Riddle of the Appendix (August 9, 2005)

Appendicitis Facts

• MedlinePlus: Medical Encyclopedia: Appendicitis
• KidsHealth: Appendicitis
• Cleveland Clinic: Appendicitis
• WebMD: Understanding Appendicitis
• University of Michigan Health System: Appendicitis

Appendicitis Treatment Options

• American College of Surgeons: Appendectomy (Removal of the Appendix)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons: Laparoscopic Appendectomy
• British Medical Journal: Managing acute appendicitis (September 7, 2002)

Appendicitis Medical Literature and Articles

• Digestive Diseases: Dramatic Decline of Acute Appendicitis in Greece over 30 Years... (2008)
• New England Journal of Medicine: Suspected Appendicitis (January 16, 2003)
• American Family Physician: Diagnosing Appendicitis in Children with... (August 1, 2002)
• American Family Physician: Acute Appendicitis: Review and Update (November 1, 1999)

Appendicitis Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Appendicitis