Nonoperative management of pediatric ruptured appendix with inflammatory mass or abscess: Presence of an appendicolith predicts recurrent appendicitis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1612-1615

  Ein, Sigmund H ^a   Langer, Jacob C ^a   Daneman, Alan ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appendicolith; Interval appendectomy; Nonoperative ruptured appendix; Recurrent appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX; CALCULI; CECAL DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 27444442786     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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