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• Early appendectomy, open or laparoscopic, is standard therapy for acute appendicitis. • Appendiceal phlegmon commonly resolves with antibiotic therapy alone. • Appendiceal abscess may also respond to antibiotic therapy but will require percutaneous (or surgical) drainage in many instances. • Appendicitis occasionally manifests as a more severe, potentially life-threatening problem which may include generalized peritonitis, bacteremia, pylephlebitis, and/or liver abscesses, and requires appropriate surgical, antibiotic, and supportive therapy.
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Watters, J.M. (2003). Acute Appendicitis. In: Schein, M., Marshall, J.C. (eds) Source Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55914-3_26
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