Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis.
@article{Wilms2020AppendectomyVA, title={Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute appendicitis.}, author={Ingrid Mha Wilms and Dominique Enm Suykerbuyk-de Hoog and Dianne C de Visser and Heinrich M. J. Janzing}, journal={The Cochrane database of systematic reviews}, year={2020}, volume={10}, pages={ CD008359 } }
This Cochrane review has been withdrawn. The Cochrane review is out of date and included a retracted article in the analysis. Withdrawn by Cochrane Colorectal Group. A new update is expected. The editorial group responsible for this previously published document have withdrawn it from publication.
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Appendicectomy for Uncomplicated Simple Appendicitis: Is It Always Required?
- MedicineSurgery research and practice
- 2021
Nonoperative antibiotic treatment of acute simple appendicitis is safe, feasible, and effective for properly selected cases, thus avoiding unnecessary surgery with its possible complications.
Management of Acute Appendicitis in Covid Pandemic- A Prospective Study of 25 Cases
- Medicine
- 2020
A prospective study of 25 cases of appendicitis presenting during the Covid Pandemic between 15 March and 30 May, with an intent to try conservative management for all patients except in the presentations with complications like perforation, abscess or the presence of fecolith or poor response to conservative management.
Outcome of initially nonoperative treatment for acute simple appendicitis in children.
- MedicineJournal of pediatric surgery
- 2018
Can the Negative Appendicectomy Rate be Minimized?
- Medicine
- 2020
Appendicitis is one of the most common presentations to the acute surgical take and is seen in patients aged between early teens and late 40s; there is a slight male to female predominance.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on management and outcomes in acute appendicitis: Should these new practices be the norm?
- MedicineThe Surgeon
- 2021
Abdominal Ultrasound and Its Diagnostic Accuracy in Diagnosing Acute Appendicitis: A Meta-Analysis
- MedicineFrontiers in Surgery
- 2021
The present meta-analysis aims to assess the accuracy of abdominal ultrasound in suspected acute appendicitis cases in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and post-test odds for positive and negative results.
SARS-CoV-2 infection is not associated with a higher rate of post-operative complications in adult appendectomy patients in Peru: Cross-sectional study
- MedicineAnnals of Medicine and Surgery
- 2021
Appendiceal neoplasms: evaluation of 4761 appendectomy specimens
- Medicine Science | International Medical Journal
- 2022
The incidence of appendiceal neoplasms and histopathological distribution of appendectomy specimens of patients operated with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and postoperative results of patients who were operated in a tertiary hospital were evaluated.