Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal disorders requiring surgery. The mainstay of treatment is
an appendectomy for more than 100 years. However, symptoms of acute appendicitis confuse many other conditions making
diagnosis a challenge. In addition, as with all operations, postoperative
complications exist, including wound infections, intra-abdominal abscesses, ileus and adhesions. For some specific patients (the first trimester of pregnancy or who have contraindications), surgery
is not the best choice. So it is important to confirm if antibiotics-first
approach is effective and may be used as an alternative treatment for
appendectomy.
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