A short commentary on "Nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in adults: What do we need to get certainty?"

Mauro Podda; Nicola Cillara; Francesco Balestra; Ferdinando Agresta; Arianna Birindelli; Salomone Di Saverio

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.02.059

A short commentary on "Nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis in adults: What do we need to get certainty?"

Int J Surg. 2017 Apr:40:109-111. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.02.059. Epub 2017 Feb 22.

Authors

Mauro Podda¹, Nicola Cillara², Francesco Balestra¹, Ferdinando Agresta³, Arianna Birindelli⁴, Salomone Di Saverio⁵

Affiliations

¹ General, Emergency and Minimally Invasive Surgery, San Francesco Hospital, Nuoro, Italy.
² General and Oncologic Surgery, Santissima Trinità Hospital, Cagliari, Italy.
³ General Surgery, Adria Civil Hospital, Adria - Rovigo, Italy.
⁴ Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
⁵ Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Maggiore Hospital, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: salo75@inwind.it.

PMID: 28254424
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.02.059

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute appendicitis; Antibiotic treatment; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Conservative treatment; Non-operative management; Uncomplicated appendicitis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Appendectomy
Appendicitis / drug therapy*
Appendicitis / psychology
Appendicitis / surgery
Humans

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents