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Male Gender Is a Risk Factor for Recurrent Appendicitis following Nonoperative Treatment: Reply

Authors: Wan-Ching Lien, Chien-Jen Chen

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 2/2012

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We greatly appreciate the interest expressed by Di Saverio and colleagues in our article titled “Male Gender Is a Risk Factor for Recurrent Appendicitis following Nonoperative Treatment” [1]. Recent evidence from randomized controlled trials [2, 3] supports nonoperative treatment for acute appendicitis, but follow-up analyses for recurrence have been lacking. In contrast, our results provide evidence that roughly 20% of adult patients “selected” for nonoperative treatment experience recurrence. Our study did have some limitations, however, including selection bias. …

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Title: Male Gender Is a Risk Factor for Recurrent Appendicitis following Nonoperative Treatment: Reply
Authors: Wan-Ching Lien
Chien-Jen Chen
Publication date: 01-02-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1371-5

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