Acute appendicitis: not just a therapeutic puzzle to solve

Authors

  • Emanuele Rausa Department of Emergency, General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
  • Michele Pisano Department of Emergency, General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
  • Federico Coccolini Department of Emergency, General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
  • Marco Ceresoli Department of Emergency, General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
  • Niccolo Allevi Department of Surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton
  • Elia Poiasina Department of Emergency, General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
  • Luca Campanati Department of Emergency, General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo
  • Luca Ansaloni Department of Emergency, General Surgery, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4081/joper.2017.77

Keywords:

Acute appendicitis

Abstract

Over the last 5 years, acute appendicitis (AA) is definitely drawing the scientific attention. As the timing in efficiently and promptly treating patients with AA is essential, any potential blind spot in understanding the disease should be clarified. Consequently, physicians will be able to address the patient towards the more appropriate therapeutic pathway (antibiotic or surgery) and avoid any harmful delay. Currently, neither surgery nor antibiotic seem offer a remarkable advantage to the patients therefore surgery remains the gold-standard in treating AA in accordance to the historical dogma.

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Published

2017-12-12

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Rausa E, Pisano M, Coccolini F, Ceresoli M, Allevi N, Poiasina E, Campanati L, Ansaloni L. Acute appendicitis: not just a therapeutic puzzle to solve. J Peritoneum [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 12 [cited 2024 Dec. 7];2(3). Available from: https://joper.pagepress.net/index.php/joper/article/view/77

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