Another study backs antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis

Both surgery and drug management should be considered for children with uncomplicated disease, say US authors
Reuters Health

For children with uncomplicated appendicitis, the success rate of initial treatment with antibiotics is unlikely to differ by age and other factors, according to US research. 

Their research is a planned secondary analysis of a study investigating nonoperative management and surgery for children with uncomplicated appendicitis.