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Area of Science:

  • Surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Medicine

Background:

  • Acute appendicitis can be simple or complicated, including appendiceal phlegmon and appendiceal abscess.
  • Appendiceal phlegmon and abscess represent 2% to 10% of acute appendicitis cases.
  • The optimal timing for appendicectomy in these complicated cases remains a subject of debate.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effects of early versus delayed appendicectomy on morbidity and mortality in patients with appendiceal phlegmon or abscess.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
  • Included RCTs compared early appendicectomy (immediate or within days) versus delayed appendicectomy (weeks later).
  • Eight RCTs with 828 participants were analyzed, focusing on appendiceal phlegmon (7 trials) and appendiceal abscess (1 trial).

Main Results:

  • For appendiceal phlegmon, early appendicectomy may reduce abdominal abscess rates and hospital stay duration but provides very uncertain evidence for overall morbidity and wound infections.
  • Early appendicectomy might increase time away from normal activities, with very uncertain evidence.
  • For appendiceal abscess, data were sparse, showing no significant difference in mortality or hospital stay, with very uncertain evidence.

Conclusions:

  • Very low-certainty evidence suggests early appendicectomy may reduce abdominal abscess rates for appendiceal phlegmon.
  • Evidence regarding overall morbidity and complications for appendiceal phlegmon is highly uncertain.
  • Further high-quality trials are urgently needed for appendiceal abscess to determine optimal surgical timing and outcomes.