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

doi:10.1136/archdischild-2017-313127

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Conservative treatment versus surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Ulf Kessler Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland Department of Paediatric Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Selim Mosbahi Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Benedict Walker Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eva M Hau Department of Paediatric Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Cotton Department of Accident and Emergency, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Barbara Peiry Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Steffen Berger Department of Paediatric Surgery, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bernhard Egger Department of Surgery, HFR Fribourg - Cantonal Hospital, Fribourg, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles

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Kessler U, Mosbahi S, Walker B, et al

Conservative treatment versus surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Disease in Childhood 2017;102:1118-1124.

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Received March 31, 2017
Revised June 14, 2017
Accepted June 27, 2017
First published August 17, 2017.

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November 26, 2017

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