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Operative versus non-operative therapy for acute phlegmon of the appendix: Is it safer? A case report and review of the literature

INTRODUCTION: There is no clear standardized approach to complicated appendicitis associated with abscess or phlegmon, with treatment varying from immediate appendectomy versus non-operative management with antibiotics and possible interval appendectomy. This case report reviews a presentation of co...

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Autores principales: Elkbuli, Adel, Diaz, Brandon, Polcz, Valerie, Hai, Shaikh, McKenney, Mark, Boneva, Dessy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6083383/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30086477
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.07.031