Increased Risk of Neoplasms in Adult Patients Undergoing Interval Appendectomy

Purpose The low rate of recurrent appendicitis after initial nonsurgical management of complicated appendicitis supports the recently implemented strategy of omitting routine interval appendectomy. However, several reports have suggested an increased incidence rate of neoplasms in these patients. We...

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Main Authors: Jungtak Son, Yong Jun Park, Sung Ryol Lee, Hyung Ook Kim, Kyung Uk Jung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Coloproctology 2020-10-01
Series:Annals of Coloproctology
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Online Access:http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2019-10-15-1.pdf