Consensus Statement of the Italian Polispecialistic Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC): Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

Consensus Statement of the Italian Polispecialistic Society of Young Surgeons (SPIGC): Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

Background Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain requiring surgical intervention. Approximately 20% of AA cases are characterized by complications such as gangrene, abscesses, perforation, or diffuse peritonitis, which increase patients’ morbidity and mortality....

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Main Authors: Eleonora Guaitoli, Gaetano Gallo, Eleonora Cardone, Luigi Conti, Simone Famularo, Giampaolo Formisano, Federica Galli, Giuseppe Giuliani, Antonio Martino, Alessandro Pasculli, Romeo Patini, Domenico Soriero, Vincenzo Pappalardo, Gianmaria Casoni Pattacini, Marco Sparavigna, Roberto Meniconi, Andrea Mazzari, Fabio Barra, Elena Orsenigo, Davide Pertile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
Subjects:
acute appendicitis
appendix
laparoscopic appendectomy
open appendectomy
complicated appendicitis
perforated appendicitis
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2020.1740360

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