#1791Medicine & HealthFront Page4 December 2025
The Knife or the Pill: Rethinking the Ritual of Appendicectomy
For decades, the inflamed appendix has met a singular fate: surgical removal. A major UK trial is now challenging this orthodoxy, investigating whether a course of antibiotics can spare children the trauma of the operating theatre without compromising their health.
By Permyakova, Reading, Bridget, Eaton, Chorozoglou, Sherratt, Corbett, Ball, Cook, Kelly, Dixon, Hall
