Well: Treating Appendicitis Without Surgery

Friday, April 25, 2014 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

For many years, immediate surgery has been considered the only proper treatment for appendicitis in children. Now a small study suggests that in some cases, antibiotics alone may be better.

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