Interval laparoscopic appendectomy after antibiotic therapy for appendiceal abscess in elderly patients.

Kosuke MimaNobutomo MiyanariRumi ItoyamaYosuke NakaoRikako KatoHironobu ShigakiJunji KurashigeMitsuhiro InoueShiro IwagamiTakao MizumotoTatsuo KubotaHideo Baba

Published in: Asian journal of endoscopic surgery (2019)

Interval laparoscopic appendectomy for appendiceal abscess may be safe and effective in elderly patients without severe comorbidities. Interval appendectomy may be necessary for determining the underlying cause of appendiceal abscess in adults.

Keyphrases

low grade
robot assisted
high grade
rare case
early onset
drug induced