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Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute apendicitis: a Cochrane review

Brett Doleman1, Siv Fonnes2, Jon N. Lund3, Hannah Boyd-Carson4, Hannah Javanmard-Emamghissi5, Susan Moug6, Marianne Hollyman7, Gillian Tierney8, Samson Tou9, John P. Williams1

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1Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, Reino UK. 2Center for Perioperative Optimization, Department of Surgery, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark. 3Division of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK. 4Department of Surgery, Division of Medical Sciences and Graduate Entry Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Derby, UK. 5Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK. 6Department of Surgery, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK. 7Department of General Surgery, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, UK. 8Department of Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK. 9Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK.

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Doleman D, Fonnes S, Lund JN, Boyd-Carson H, Javanmard-Emamghissi H, Moug S, et al. Appendectomy versus antibiotic treatment for acute apendicitis: a Cochrane review. Emergencias. 2026;38:140-2

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