Open AccessRandomized clinical trial of antibiotic therapy versus appendicectomy as primary treatment of acute appendicitis in unselected patients
Author(s) -
Hansson J.,
Körner U.,
KhorramManesh A.,
Solberg A.,
Lundholm K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
british journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.202
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1365-2168
pISSN - 0007-1323
DOI - 10.1002/bjs.6482
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , appendicitis , randomized controlled trial , acute appendicitis , surgery , antibiotic therapy , clinical trial , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A trial in selected men suggested that antibiotic therapy could be an alternative to appendicectomy in appendicitis. This study aimed to evaluate antibiotic therapy in unselected men and women with acute appendicitis.