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Are Antibiotics the New Appendectomy?

Prior to the development of laparoscopic procedures, open appendectomy was the standard of care for the majority of appendicitis cases. Recently, studies have debated using antibiotics as a first-line treatment in uncomplicated appendicitis cases. The definition of uncomplicated appendicitis is not...

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Autores principales: Alajaimi, Janan, Almansoor, Manar, Almutawa, Amina, Almusalam, Maryam M, Bakry, Husham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10544542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37790034
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44506