Conservative treatment versus surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Ulf KesslerSelim MosbahiBenedict WalkerEva M HauMichael CottonBarbara PeirySteffen BergerBernhard Egger

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2017)

Conservative treatment was less efficacious and was associated with a higher readmission rate. Index admission appendicectomy should in the present still be considered to be the treatment of choice for the management of uncomplicated appendicitis in children.

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