In cases of a perforated appendix, I sometimes find the appendix, including the base, grossly gangrenous and seemingly undergoing autolysis. I find it impossible to place a good ligature around the ...

Gangrenous cholecystitis, or gangrene of the gallbladder, happens when severe inflammation due to cholecystitis leads to tissue death. Gangrenous cholecystitis — also known as gangrenous gallbladder ...

GANGRENE of the gall bladder is a complete necrosis of a portion of the wall in one or more areas, and is frequently followed by perforation. Since 1844, when James Duncan, 1 of the Royal Infirmary in ...

"Thankfully, my appendix will not be bothering me anymore." "Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba is on the mend after having an emergency appendectomy. Inaba, 55, shared that she was ...

Appendiceal anomalies, including duplication and malposition, represent a rare but clinically significant subset of congenital variations frequently encountered during surgical evaluation of acute ...

Fournier’s gangrene is a form of necrotizing fasciitis, a condition that leads to tissue death. It can cause pain and swelling in the genital, perineal, or perianal regions of the body, and can be ...

Fournier’s gangrene is a rapidly progressing, tissue-destroying infection on the genitals and nearby areas. It’s a medical emergency that can be fatal without immediate treatment. This infection is ...