Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment in acute appendicitis. A prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1033-1037

  Styrud, Johan ^a   Eriksson, Staffan ^a,g   Nilsson, Ingemar ^b   Ahlberg, Gunnar ^b   Haapaniemi, Staffan ^c   Neovius, Gunnar ^d   Rex, Lars ^e   Badume, Ibrahim ^f   Granström, Lars ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Norrkoping Hospital   (Sweden)

^d CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e BORÅS HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f Katrineholm Hospital   (Sweden)

^g Vasteras Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; OFLOXACIN; TINIDAZOLE;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILEITIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33744725591     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0304-6     Document Type: Article

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