Non-operative treatment of children with simple appendicitis: long-term follow-up (5 years) in a prospective cohort study.
prospective_cohort · Level II
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Abstract
Long-term results after non-operative treatment for children with simple appendicitis seem promising, possibly avoiding appendicectomy in 70 per cent of children after a median follow-up of 5 years. The need for delayed appendicectomy more than 2 years after the initial treatment is rare (0–5 per cent) and no complications occurred past 1 year, including children who underwent delayed appendicectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Appendicitis