Ryan Lamm, Sunjay S Kumar, Amelia T Collings, Ivy N Haskins, Ahmed Abou-Setta, Nisha Narula, Pramod Nepal, Nader M Hanna, Dimitrios I Athanasiadis, Stefan Scholz, Joel F Bradley, Arianne T Train, Philip H Pucher, Francisco Quinteros, Bethany Slater
BACKGROUND: The optimal diagnosis and treatment of appendicitis remains controversial. This systematic review details the evidence and current best practices for the evaluation and management of uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis in adults and children. METHODS: Eight questions regarding the diagnosis and management of appendicitis were formulated. PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane and clinicaltrials.gov/NLM were queried for articles published from 2010 to 2022 with key words related to at least one question...
December 2023: Surgical Endoscopy