Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of nonoperative treatment of acute nonperforated appendicitis in children during 5 years of follow-up. / Methods: A 4-year follow-up of a previous randomized controlled pilot trial, including 50 children with acute nonperforated appendicitis, was performed. The patients were initially randomized to nonoperative treatment with antibiotics or appendectomy with 1-year follow-up previously reported. Data were extracted from the computerized notes and telephone interviews. The primary outcome was treatment failure, defined as need for a secondary intervention under general anesthesia, related to the previous diagnosis of acute nonperforated appendicitis. / Res...
Appendicitis is a common condition in the pediatric population and appendectomy has been the traditi...
Abstract Background/Purpose Appendicitis is considered by many surgeons to be a surgical emergency ...
Importance: Nonoperative management with antibiotics alone has the potential to treat uncomplicated ...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of nonoperative treatmen...
Background: Appendectomy is considered the gold-standard treatment for acute appendicitis. Recently ...
Background To compare the risk of complications between initial nonoperative treatment and appendect...
Purpose: To compare the outcome of initially nonoperative treatment with immediate appendectomy for ...
Contains fulltext : 181929.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)INTRODUCTION: B...
Introduction In recent years, there has been growing interest in alternatives to appendicectomy. In ...
Non-operative treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis in children is gaining ground. Pending definit...
Objective: To compare the efficacy of non-surgical conservative management with surgical management ...
Purpose An accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis is important to avoid severe outcome or unnecess...
Traditionally, children presenting with appendicitis are referred for urgent appendectomy. Recent im...
Background Appendectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for acute appendicitis. Recently t...
Background: No consensus exists among surgeons regarding the optimal treatment of complicated acute ...
Appendicitis is a common condition in the pediatric population and appendectomy has been the traditi...
Abstract Background/Purpose Appendicitis is considered by many surgeons to be a surgical emergency ...
Importance: Nonoperative management with antibiotics alone has the potential to treat uncomplicated ...
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of nonoperative treatmen...
Background: Appendectomy is considered the gold-standard treatment for acute appendicitis. Recently ...
Background To compare the risk of complications between initial nonoperative treatment and appendect...
Purpose: To compare the outcome of initially nonoperative treatment with immediate appendectomy for ...
Contains fulltext : 181929.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)INTRODUCTION: B...
Introduction In recent years, there has been growing interest in alternatives to appendicectomy. In ...
Non-operative treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis in children is gaining ground. Pending definit...
Objective: To compare the efficacy of non-surgical conservative management with surgical management ...
Purpose An accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis is important to avoid severe outcome or unnecess...
Traditionally, children presenting with appendicitis are referred for urgent appendectomy. Recent im...
Background Appendectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for acute appendicitis. Recently t...
Background: No consensus exists among surgeons regarding the optimal treatment of complicated acute ...
Appendicitis is a common condition in the pediatric population and appendectomy has been the traditi...
Abstract Background/Purpose Appendicitis is considered by many surgeons to be a surgical emergency ...
Importance: Nonoperative management with antibiotics alone has the potential to treat uncomplicated ...