young children with perforated appendicitis benefit most from prompt surgery removing appendix
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
Children with a hole in their appendix, especially those under 7 years of age, have better health outcomes from having their appendix surgically removed quickly after diagnosis versus being treated with non-operative methods, according to a study conducted at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. Physicians at LLU Children’s Hospital have applied the study, published in the Journal of […]