Routine interval appendectomy in children is not indicated

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1500-1503

  Puapong, Devin ^a   Lee, Steven L ^a   Haigh, Philip I ^a   Kaminski, Anna ^a   Liu, In Lu Amy ^a   Applebaum, Harry ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Interval appendectomy; Nonoperative management; Pediatric appendicitis; Perforated appendicitis

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; APPENDIX PERFORATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 34548419818     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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