Renewed Interest in Acute Appendicitis: Are Antibiotics Non-Inferior to Surgery or Possibly Clinically Superior? What Is Long-Term Follow-Up and Natural Evolution of Appendicitis Treated Conservatively with “Antibiotics First”?
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Renewed Interest in Acute Appendicitis: Are Antibiotics Non-Inferior to Surgery or Possibly Clinically Superior? What Is Long-Term Follow-Up and Natural Evolution of Appendicitis Treated Conservatively with “Antibiotics First”?
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