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16 Ιουλ 2024 · Treatment. Appendicitis treatment usually involves surgery to remove the appendix. Before surgery, antibiotics to treat infection may be given. Surgery to remove the appendix. Appendectomy is a surgery to remove the appendix. Appendectomy can be performed as open surgery using one abdominal cut about 2 to 4 inches long. This is called laparotomy.
30 Ιουλ 2024 · Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in the world, with a lifetime risk of 8.6 percent in males and 6.9 percent in females [1]. For over a century, open appendectomy was the only standard treatment for appendicitis.
Conclusions and Relevance Acute appendicitis affects 96.5 to 100 people per 100 000 adults per year worldwide. Appendectomy remains first-line therapy for acute appendicitis, but treatment with antibiotics rather than surgery is appropriate in selected patients with uncomplicated appendicitis.
There is ongoing debate about the optimum approach for the management of complicated appendicitis in adults. Current evidence suggests a laparoscopic approach may have advantages compared with open appendicectomy.
14 Δεκ 2021 · Acute appendicitis affects 96.5 to 100 people per 100 000 adults per year worldwide. Appendectomy remains first-line therapy for acute appendicitis, but treatment with antibiotics rather than surgery is appropriate in selected patients with uncomplicated appendicitis.
6 Μαρ 2024 · Appendicitis, an inflammation of the vestigial vermiform appendix, is one of the most common causes of the acute abdomen and one of the most frequent indications for an emergency abdominal surgical procedure worldwide . The clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis of appendicitis in adults will be reviewed here.
15 Απρ 2020 · Current evidence shows laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) to be the most effective surgical treatment, being associated with a lower incidence of wound infection and post-intervention morbidity, shorter hospital stay, and better quality of life scores when compared to open appendectomy (OA) [14, 15].
