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ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2025

Appendicolith in non-operative management of acute appendicitis: Implications for recurrence and future directions.

Ju Tian

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Article in World journal of clinical cases, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Ju TianDepartment of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Zhongshan City People's Hospital, Zhongshan 528400, Guangdong Province, China. tian-ju@163.com.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Appendicoliths are frequently encountered in acute appendicitis (AA) and historically considered a risk factor for treatment failure in nonoperative management (NOM). However, the impact of appendicoliths on recurrence rates in uncomplicated AA remains controversial. This editorial critically appraises the study by Kupietzky

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Acute appendicitisAppendectomyConservative treatmentNonoperative managementSurgical intervention

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PMID40881013
PMCPMC12362470

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