John, aged 47, had sudden onset of midabdominal pain and nausea. Examination at a local emergency department (ED) revealed a diffusely tender abdomen without rebound or guarding. The ED physician sent ...

Appendectomy is still the most commonly performed intra-abdominal operation worldwide. Interestingly, it has not reached the same popularity as other laparoscopic surgical procedures. Although ...

A 46-year-old man with no significant medical history presents to the emergency department with progressive, right-sided abdominal pain that has persisted for 3 days. He states that the pain is ...

A 9-year-old Canadian boy presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of sudden, unremitting pain in the right iliac fossa. His medical history was otherwise unremarkable, and he had ...