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Letter to the Editor: Efficacy and Safety of Non-operative Management of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis Compared to Appendectomy: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses

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  1. Gastrointestinal Surgery, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre and NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals and University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK

    Alex T. Kwok, Philip J. J. Herrod & Dileep N. Lobo

  2. MRC Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK

    Dileep N. Lobo

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Kwok, A.T., Herrod, P.J.J. & Lobo, D.N. Letter to the Editor: Efficacy and Safety of Non-operative Management of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis Compared to Appendectomy: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses. World J Surg 46, 2008–2009 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06602-0

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