Is Surgery the Only Option for Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis? - Medscape

Nonoperative management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis in adults is safe and effective, a meta-analysis finds, but recurrence may affect up to 1 in 5 patients.

For decades, surgical appendectomy has been the standard treatment for acute appendicitis. But nonoperative management with antibiotics is an option for some patients. For acute, uncomplicated append… [+6075 chars]

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