Two-step procedure for complicated appendicitis with perityphlitic abscess formation

PRINCIPLES Optimal management of perforated appendicitis with perityphlitic phlegmon or abscess formation is controversial. The aim of the study was to assess the outcome after a two-step procedure to treat patients with perityphlitic abscess formation. METHO...

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Main Authors: Almir Miftaroski, Ulf Kessler, Etienne Monnard, Bernhard Egger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2017-04-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2290