Appendicitis in Children

Lindsay A Gil; Katherine J Deans; Peter C Minneci

doi:10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.003

Appendicitis in Children

Adv Pediatr. 2023 Aug;70(1):105-122. doi: 10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.003. Epub 2023 May 10.

Authors

Lindsay A Gil¹, Katherine J Deans², Peter C Minneci³

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Surgery Research Fellow, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH 43206, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Nemours Children's Health, Delaware Valley, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803, USA.
³ Division of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, 611 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, OH 43206, USA. Electronic address: Peter.Minneci@nationwidechildrens.org.

PMID: 37422289
DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2023.03.003

Abstract

The management of pediatric appendicitis continues to advance with the development of evidence-based treatment algorithms and a recent shift toward patient-centered treatment approaches. Further research should focus on development of standardized institution-specific diagnostic algorithms to minimize rates of missed diagnosis and appendiceal perforation and refinement of evidence-based clinical treatment pathways that reduce complication rates and minimize health care resource utilization.

Keywords: Non-operative management; Pediatric appendicitis; Shared decision-making.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Appendectomy
Appendicitis* / diagnosis
Appendicitis* / surgery
Child
Humans
Retrospective Studies