Appendectomies are not benign. They can compromise a healthy gut and raise the risk of psychiatric disorders. Fortunately, there are alternatives.

Mr Spychal told me the appendix had been inflamed but hadn ... result and feel really lucky to have had keyhole surgery - rather than the scars I would otherwise have had. Bob Spychal, general ...

In a new study published in the journal The Lancet, researchers have explored the possibility of treating acute, non-perforated appendicitis in children with antibiotics instead of surgery.