There are four stages of appendicitis, which describe its severity and whether it has caused any complications: simple, supportive, gangrenous, and perforated. These range from mild inflammation ...

I had a pain on the right side of my abdomen. A CT scan found a perforated appendix with an abscess. I was treated with IV antibiotics, and now I am feeling fine.

The clinical presentation strongly suggested infective endocarditis. Blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus, and transesophageal echocardiography showed a thickening of the mitral ...

A 55-year-old woman presented with a pelvic mass and was found to have a tumor arising from the uterus. She had undergone bilateral oophorectomy 15 years previously for "ruptured abscesses." At ...