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Editorial

. 2012 Apr 5:344:e2546.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2546.

Should conservative treatment of appendicitis be first line?

PMID: 22491791
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2546

Editorial

Should conservative treatment of appendicitis be first line?

Olaf J Bakker. BMJ. 2012.

. 2012 Apr 5:344:e2546.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2546.

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PMID: 22491791
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2546

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Safety and efficacy of antibiotics compared with appendicectomy for treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Varadhan KK, Neal KR, Lobo DN. Varadhan KK, et al. BMJ. 2012 Apr 5;344:e2156. doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2156. BMJ. 2012. PMID: 22491789 Free PMC article.

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