Prophylactic abdominal drainage versus no drainage after laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated acute appendicitis: a multicenter propensity score-weighted analysis

• by Tomohiro Akutsu, Akira Endo, Yoshiaki Inoue, Hazuki Koguchi, Hirotada Muramatsu, Shuji Saito, Satoshi Okumura, Chisato Yonekawa, Asuka Fukuo, Shuichi Kobori, Masakazu Wakabayashi, Kei Ito, Hiroyuki Kasajima, Atsushi Tabeta, Ryohei Kosaki, Seiichiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Nakamura, Komei Kuge, Ryo Yamamoto, Fumitoshi Mizutani, Yuko Okishio, Takeshi Yokoyama, Haruka Shimoda, Hiraaki Okuzawa, Yasukazu Narita, Hiromasa Hoshi, Keisuke Suzuki, Koji Ito, Yasuhiro Otomo, Koji Morishita

• September 9, 2026

Pediatric abscess incidence may be higher postpandemic

Head and neck abscess incidence was more than 3-fold higher following the pandemic, while patient characteristics and treatment patterns remained largely similar.

• by Andrea Surnit

• September 11, 2026

• 4 min

Medical Oddities: A fowl cause of urinary obstruction

A rogue chicken bone, stalled sweat, yoga for IBS, and L-theanine for sleep is break room fodder this week.

• by Teraya Smith

• September 10, 2026

• 5 min

Dead bag syndrome may present asymmetrically

Spontaneous posterior capsular rupture affected both eyes years following uncomplicated cataract surgery, but intraocular lens dislocation required surgery in only 1 eye.

• by Andrea Surnit

• September 10, 2026

• 3 min