Antibiotics or Surgery: What's Best for Child Appendicitis? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, surgery to remove an inflamed appendix has ...

Peter Minneci, chair of surgery at Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington, Del., said in a news release. Appendicitis is the fifth most common reason for hospitalization among U.S. children ...