Interval appendectomy in adults: A necessary evil?

The management of appendiceal mass remains a matter of major controversy in the current literature. Currently, initial nonoperative management followed by interval appendectomy is favored over immediate appendicectomy. However, the necessity of doing an interval appendectomy has been questioned – is...

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Autor principal: Quartey, Benjamin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22988397
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.99683
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description The management of appendiceal mass remains a matter of major controversy in the current literature. Currently, initial nonoperative management followed by interval appendectomy is favored over immediate appendicectomy. However, the necessity of doing an interval appendectomy has been questioned – is it a necessary evil? The present review revisits the above controversy, evaluates the current literature, assesses the need for interval appendectomy in adults, and provides recommendations.
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spelling pubmed-34408852012-09-17 Interval appendectomy in adults: A necessary evil? Quartey, Benjamin J Emerg Trauma Shock Expert Commentary The management of appendiceal mass remains a matter of major controversy in the current literature. Currently, initial nonoperative management followed by interval appendectomy is favored over immediate appendicectomy. However, the necessity of doing an interval appendectomy has been questioned – is it a necessary evil? The present review revisits the above controversy, evaluates the current literature, assesses the need for interval appendectomy in adults, and provides recommendations. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012 /pmc/articles/PMC3440885/ /pubmed/22988397 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.99683 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Interval appendectomy in adults: A necessary evil?
title_short Interval appendectomy in adults: A necessary evil?
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440885/
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