Clinical Management of Appendicitis
Author(s) -
Peter Becker,
Stefan FichtnerFeigl,
Dieter Schilling
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000494883
Subject(s) - medicine , general surgery , appendicitis , antibiotics , surgery , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Ever since the first appendectomy has been performed, surgery has been the standard of care for acute appendicitis, with antibiotic therapy being reserved for special situations. Recent studies have shown the feasibility of antibiotic therapy for uncomplicated appendicitis.
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