The existing evidence on the treatment of complicated appendicitis favors conservative treatment rather than acute appendicectomy. Update traditional meta-analysis and consequently cumulative meta-analysis was performed to track the accumulation of evidence over time.

Acute Appendicectomy or Conservative Treatment for Complicated Appendicitis (Phlegmon or Abscess)? A Systematic Review by Updated Traditional and Cumulative Meta-Analysis

Di Saverio, Salomone
2019-01-01

Abstract

The existing evidence on the treatment of complicated appendicitis favors conservative treatment rather than acute appendicectomy. Update traditional meta-analysis and consequently cumulative meta-analysis was performed to track the accumulation of evidence over time.
2019
Acute appendicitis; Appendiceal or appendicular phlegmon; Appendicular or appendiceal abscess; Complicated appendicitis
Gavriilidis, Paschalis; De'Angelis, Nicola; Katsanos, Konstantinos; Di Saverio, Salomone
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