The feasibility of interval laparoscopic appendectomy and appropriate patient selection: A retrospective study of adult appendiceal masses.
Shiro FujihataHidehiko KitagamiYosuke KitayamaAyumi SuzukiMoritsugu TanakaSeiichi NakayaShunsuke HayakawaTomotaka OkuboHiroyuki SagawaTatsuya TanakaHiroki TakahashiYoichi MatsuoRyo OgawaShuji TakiguchiPublished in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2020)
A comparison of the procedures found that ILA for AAM was almost as safe and effective as LA for adult uncomplicated appendicitis. The WBC day3/day0 ratio can be an objective parameter to assess the effectiveness of the nonsurgical treatment before ILA earlier in the course of treatment.