Conservative treatment of acute appendicitis
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Conservative treatment of acute appendicitis: an overview.
BACKGROUND Although the standard treatment for appendicitis (since 1883) is an appendectomy, this is not always possible in a maritime or military setting. To avoid relying on improvisation in such situations this study examines the evidence for conservative management of appendicitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS PubMed was searched for studies on conservative treatment of appendicitis. Both prospec...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the College of Medicine, Mosul
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2309-6217
DOI: 10.33899/mmed.2018.159189