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Perforated appendix with abscess: Immediate or interval appendectomy? Some examples to explain our choice
Edoardo Guida1, Federica Pederiva1, Massimo Di Grazia2
1Institute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Introduction:
There are no clear guidelines in the treatment of a perforated appendicitis associated with periappendiceal abscess without generalized peritonitis.
Presentation Of Cases:
We retrospectively studied six examples of treated children in order to discuss the reasons of our team's therapeutic approach. Some children were treated with a conservative antibiotic therapy to solve acute abdomen pain, planning a routine interval appendectomy after some months. Others, instead, underwent an immediate appendectomy.
Discussion:
By examining these examples we wanted to highlight how the first approach may be associated with shorter surgery time, fewer overall hospital days, faster refeeding and minor complications.
Conclusion:
Our team's therapeutic choice, in the case of a perforated appendicitis with an abscess and coprolith is an initial conservative case management followed by a routine interval appendectomy performed not later than 4 months after discharge.
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