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Non-operative management of appendicitis in children

Hall, NJ; Eaton, SJ; (2018) Non-operative management of appendicitis in children. Archives of Disease in Childhood , 103 (5) pp. 498-502. 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313267. Green open access

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Abstract

While appendicectomy has been considered the mainstay of treatment for children with acute appendicitis for many decades, there has been a great deal of recent interest in non-operative treatment (NOT) with antibiotics alone. Initial results suggest that many children with appendicitis can indeed be safely treated with NOT and can be spared the surgeon’s knife. Many as yet unanswered questions remain, however, before NOT can be considered a realistic and reliable alternative to surgery. This review summaries current knowledge and understanding of the role of NOT in children with appendicitis and outlines and discusses the outstanding knowledge gaps.

Type: Article
Title: Non-operative management of appendicitis in children
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313267
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2017-313267
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1575563
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