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The Controversial Role of Interval Appendectomy

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The merits of non-operative management of both uncomplicated and complicated appendicitis have already been discussed earlier in this publication. The focus of this chapter is on what happens next and whether an interval appendectomy is necessary. As a surgeon, how do you decide whether or not to perform an interval appendectomy, and how can the surgical literature help us to make the right decision?

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Alexander W. Peters & Demetri J. Merianos

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Peters, A.W., Merianos, D.J. (2019). The Controversial Role of Interval Appendectomy. In: Hunter, C. (eds) Controversies in Pediatric Appendicitis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15006-8_12

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