ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2019
Early versus late surgical management for complicated appendicitis in adults: a multicenter propensity score matching study.
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- SAGES guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Guideline
- Early versus delayed (interval) appendicectomy for the management of appendicular abscess and phlegmon: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Delayed Appendectomy Versus Early Intervention: A Systematic Review of Outcomes in Complicated Appendicitis.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Risk Factors for Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Appendectomy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Risk factors for postoperative morbidity, prolonged length of stay and hospital readmission after appendectomy for acute appendicitis.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2023Article
- Role of serum levels of tumour necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) in predicting severity of acute appendicitis.Turkish journal of surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of ileocecal resection and right hemicolectomy in the surgical treatment of complicated appendicitis.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2023Article
- Case series: Treatment outcome of late presentation of acute appendicitis.International journal of surgery case reports · 2022Article
- Is interval appendectomy really needed? A closer look at neoplasm rates in adult patients undergoing interval appendectomy after complicated appendicitis.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Usefulness of several factors and clinical scoring models in preoperative diagnosis of complicated appendicitis.PloS one · 2021Article
- Association between the computed tomography findings and operative time for interval appendectomy in children.African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPSArticle
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeSurgeons may be uncertain about the optimal timing of appendectomy to decrease complications, especially for complicated appendicitis. The aim of the study was to compare clinical outcomes between early and late surgery for complicated appendicitis.
methodsA prospectively maintained database of complicated appendicitis was queried. Elective interval surgery (EIS) group and early surgery (ES) were matched with propensity score and marked with a prefix 'p.' Patient characteristics and surgical outcomes were compared.
resultsThe propensity score-matched EIS group had a lower chance to underwent ileo-cecectomy or right hemicolectomy (1.5%
conclusionEIS can be a useful option for selected adult patients with complicated appendicitis.
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