Antibiotics alone versus appendectomy to treat uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults: what do meta-analyses say?

BACKGROUND: Primary appendectomy is the current standard of care for treating uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but interest in conservative treatment with antibiotics alone has been increasing in recent years. Clinical trials so far have shown controversial results. METHODS: A series of meta-analys...

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Autores principales: Rocha, Leonardo Lima, Rossi, Felipe Martin Bianco, Pessoa, Camila Menezes Souza, Campos, Flavia Nunes Dias, Pires, Carlos Eduardo Fonseca, Steinman, Milton
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4628279/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26526329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13017-015-0046-1

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