Three-year follow-up of antibiotics versus surgery for acute appendicitis
Antibiotic treatment of appendicitis is associated with high recurrence and risk of missed neoplasms. Appendicectomy is safe, with low rates of significant complication. When offering nonoperative management for appendicitis, patients should be informed about the risk of recurrence and missing sinister pathologies.
Authors
- S Bose
- C Skouras
- Y Maeda
- HJ Wong
Institutions
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0018
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00