A colonoscopy can save your life by detecting and removing colon cancer, but it might also trigger appendicitis, a recent study suggests. Experts aren’t sure exactly why that happens, and, fortunately ...

MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2018 -- A colonoscopy can save your life by detecting and removing colon cancer, but it might also trigger appendicitis, a new study suggests. Experts aren't sure exactly why that ...

Appendicitis is widely known to be associated with colon cancer. Consider a 2020 meta-analysis finding that appendicitis increases the risk of colon cancer 10 fold. It is now standard practice for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Appendicitis occurred approximately seven times more frequently in the week following colonoscopy, according to ...

A man holding his stomach in pain Investigators found more frequent appendicitis, appendectomy codes in the first week following colonoscopy than the next 51 weeks. (HealthDay News) — The risk of ...

A research letter, published in JAMA, examined the relationship between colonoscopy and appendicitis. Marc Basson, MD, PhD, of Grand Forks-based University of North Dakota, and colleagues reviewed ...

Although the incidence of appendicitis in the United States has been in decline for many years, the condition still affects approximately seven percent of Americans annually. Although the incidence of ...