ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2013
Treatment options of inflammatory appendiceal masses in adults.
Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06718595 (Evaluation of Percutaneous Drainage of Appendicular Abscess, is There Any Need for Further Open Drainage ?), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluation of Percutaneous Drainage of Appendicular Abscess, is There Any Need for Further Open Drainage ?
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- Swedish national guidelines for diagnosis and management of acute appendicitis in adults and children.BJS open · 2025Guideline
- Bilateral Pyosalpinx Mimicking Acute Appendicitis: An Uncommon but Critical Diagnostic Challenge.Annals of African medicine · 2026Article
- Appendicitis in Pregnancy: A Multidisciplinary Approach and Optimal Management from the Perspective of Gynecology and Obstetrics - A Case Report.Visceral medicine · 2025Article
- Phlegmonous appendicitis as a variant of uncomplicated appendicitis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Catheter Drainage in Periappendiceal abscess Management: Retrospective Insights.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
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- Appendiceal Neoplasm in Conservatively Managed Acute Appendicitis: A Retrospective Observational Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Comparison Between Early Appendectomy vs. Conservative Management in Cases of Appendicular Mass.Cureus · 2023Article
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- The Application of Dual-Pathway Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) in the Treatment of Periappendiceal Abscesses.Journal of ultrasound · 2022Article
- Protocolized management of pediatric complicated appendicitis leads to improved outcomes.Pediatric surgery international · 2022Article
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- Characteristics of Patients Presented with Complicated Appendicitis in Adama, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2022Article
- A Retrospective Analysis of Conservative Management Versus Early Surgical Intervention in Appendicular Lump.Cureus · 2022Article
- Acute appendicitis-advances and controversies.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Review
- Intermediate-term evaluation of interval appendectomy in the pediatric population.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2021Article
- Is interval appendectomy really needed? A closer look at neoplasm rates in adult patients undergoing interval appendectomy after complicated appendicitis.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Following Appendectomy in Adulthood.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Article
- Is Emergency Appendicectomy Better Than Elective Appendicectomy for the Treatment of Appendiceal Phlegmon?: A Review.Cureus · 2020Review
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Abstract
At present, the treatment of choice for uncomplicated acute appendicitis in adults continues to be surgical. The inflammation in acute appendicitis may sometimes be enclosed by the patient's own defense mechanisms, by the formation of an inflammatory phlegmon or a circumscribed abscess. The management of these patients is controversial. Immediate appendectomy may be technically demanding. The exploration often ends up in an ileocecal resection or a right-sided hemicolectomy. Recently, the conditions for conservative management of these patients have changed due to the development of computed tomography and ultrasound, which has improved the diagnosis of enclosed inflammation and made drainage of intra-abdominal abscesses easier. New efficient antibiotics have also given new opportunities for nonsurgical treatment of complicated appendicitis. The traditional management of these patients is nonsurgical treatment followed by interval appendectomy to prevent recurrence. The need for interval appendectomy after successful nonsurgical treatment has recently been questioned because the risk of recurrence is relatively small. After successful nonsurgical treatment of an appendiceal mass, the true diagnosis is uncertain in some cases and an underlying diagnosis of cancer or Crohn's disease may be delayed. This report aims at reviewing the treatment options of patients with enclosed appendiceal inflammation, with emphasis on the success rate of nonsurgical treatment, the need for drainage of abscesses, the risk of undetected serious disease, and the need for interval appendectomy to prevent recurrence.
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