Antibiotics may be an effective treatment for acute uncomplicated appendicitis (AUA) in children, according researchers at the University of Southampton in England.
Researchers, led by Nigel Hall, PhD, an associate professor of pediatric surgery at the University of Southampton, and a consultant pediatric and neonatal surgeon at Southampton Children’s Hospital, reviewed 10 studies published over the past 10 years reporting on 413 children who received antibiotics instead of appendectomies.