Revisiting Diet and Appendicitis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
The available evidence, although largely observational, suggests an inverse association between dietary fiber and AA, whereas meat- and sugar-rich WDPs appear to increase AA risk. This review highlights the large degree of uncertainty, heterogeneity, and low-quality data currently available.
Authors
- Claudia Paterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4376-4118)
- Renato Piteša (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8004-6716)
- Andrew Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8672-6379)
- Melanie Spiekermann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7931-0333)
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Middlemore Hospital (NZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/wjs.70166
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00