Are antibiotics as good as appendectomy?
New US research suggests they are as long as patients don't have appendicolith
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A 10-day course of antibiotics is as effective against appendicitis as traditional surgery, although less effective in patients with appendicolith, according to a new US trial.
With 1552 randomised participants treated at 25 medical centers, the study is the largest appendicitis trial ever conducted.