There has has been research out of some, mainly European, centers to question whether the standard treatment for acute appendicitis should be appendectomy, or if antibiotics and bowel rest may be sufficient. What do you think of that? Here are two studies: jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/... trialsjournal.biomedcentral.co...
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Question What is the long-term recurrence rate in patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis treated with antibiotics? Findings In this 5-year observational follow-up of 257 patients initially ...
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