Appendicitis

Creator(s)

Kayla B. Briggs, Children's Mercy Kansas City
Shawn D. St Peter, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

12-2022

Identifier

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-07524-7_74

Abstract

Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in childhood. The management of appendicitis has undergone a dramatic shift over the last few decades as a result of several randomized controlled trials and large retrospective database reviews. The implementation of these data in a protocolized fashion is perhaps the best example in pediatric surgery of evidence-based medicine shifting the care of a common diagnosis. Laparoscopic appendectomy is the gold-standard operative approach; however, nonoperative management in properly selected patients has been gaining traction through several studies in both adults and children as a valid treatment alternative.

Journal Title

Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery

First Page

717

Last Page

724

Recommended Citation

Briggs, K.B., St Peter, S.D. (2022). Appendicitis. In: Mattei, P. (eds) Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07524-7_74