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A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Quality of Life of Antibiotic-only Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated Appendicitis

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2021

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Donal Peter O’Leary, Siún Walsh, Jarlath Bolger, Chwanrow Baban, H. Humphreys, Sorcha O’Grady, Aisling Hegarty, Aoife M. Lee, Mark Sheehan, Jack Alderson,

Annals of Surgery

Abstract

Patients with acute, uncomplicated appendicitis treated with antibiotics only experience high recurrence rates and an inferior quality of life. Surgery should remain the mainstay of treatment for this commonly encountered acute surgical condition.

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