Contemporary Management of Appendicitis in Children.

Creator(s)

Rebecca M. Rentea, Children's Mercy Hospital
Shawn D. St Peter, Children's Mercy Hospital

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2017

Identifier

DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2017.03.008

Journal Title

Advances in pediatrics

Volume

64

Issue

1

First Page

225

Last Page

251

MeSH Keywords

Acute Disease; Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Child; Child, Preschool; Complementary Therapies; Diagnostic Imaging; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Laparoscopy; Male; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Postoperative Complications; Risk Assessment; United States

Keywords

Appendicitis, Appendectomy, Children, Nonoperative management, Abdominal pain, Right lower quadrant, Scoring system, Laparoscopy

Recommended Citation

Rentea RM, St Peter SD. Contemporary Management of Appendicitis in Children. Adv Pediatr. 2017;64(1):225-251. doi:10.1016/j.yapd.2017.03.008