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SUBMITTER: Rocha LL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4628279 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rocha Leonardo Lima LL Rossi Felipe Martin Bianco FM Pessoa Camila Menezes Souza CM Campos Flavia Nunes Dias FN Pires Carlos Eduardo Fonseca CE Steinman Milton M
World journal of emergency surgery : WJES 20151031
<h4>Background</h4>Primary appendectomy is the current standard of care for treating uncomplicated acute appendicitis, but interest in conservative treatment with antibiotics alone has been increasing in recent years. Clinical trials so far have shown controversial results.<h4>Methods</h4>A series of meta-analyses were reviewed. Studies comparing surgery versus antibiotics alone for treating uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults were included. Descriptive statistics and data on treatment ef ...[more]