Appendicitis is a common cause of abdominal pain in children. The diagnosis and treatment
of the disease have undergone major changes in the past two decades, primarily as a result …

Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children. 1 The lifetime risk of
developing appendicitis is 7% to 8%, with a peak incidence in the teenage years. 2 It is …

Background Appendectomy is considered the gold standard treatment for acute
appendicitis. Recently the need for surgery has been challenged in both adults and children …

Background No consensus exists among surgeons regarding the optimal treatment of
complicated acute appendicitis in children (CAA). Existing studies present heterogeneity of …

More than a century after its introduction, appendectomy has remained the gold standard
treatment for acute appendicitis. In adults with acute uncomplicated appendicitis …

Aim To report the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on management and outcomes of
paediatric appendicitis in the UK and Ireland. Methods Prospective, multicentre …

Background Appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain requiring
surgical intervention. While many studies report readmission, a meta‐analysis of …

Background Currently, the routine treatment for acute appendicitis in the United Kingdom is
an appendicectomy. However, there is increasing scientific interest and research into non …

Objective To establish the feasibility of a multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess
the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a non-operative treatment pathway compared …

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