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Conservative treatment versus surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ulf Kessler, Selim Mosbahi, Benedict Walker, Eva M Hau, Michael Cotton, Barbara Peiry, Steffen Berger, Bernhard Egger

Archives of Disease in Childhood Dec 2017, 102 (12) 1118-1124; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313127

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