Bindi Irwin has reportedly been rushed to hospital in the United States to undergo emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. According to her brother Robert Irwin, "she's going to be OK," however, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Stephen Colbert is away from late-night TV following emergency surgery last week — the comedian's appendix burst. That made us wonder: What does the appendix do for our body? And why are ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Minimally invasive surgery for a burst appendix appears to be more successful and less costly in the long run than the traditional operation, a new study hints. Using the ...

It is not normal for your daughter to still be getting pain at the site of her appendectomy scar ten months after her operation. There could be several reasons: • You mention that her appendectomy was ...

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. underwent appendix surgery and is out indefinitely, coach Jonathan Gannon ...