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I'm worried because my dad is being sent home with just anti-biotic treatment (2 days worth) for perforated appendix , doctors say no need to operate. how can this be, what do you suggest?
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Many factors involve: There are many factors involved, how was the diagnosis made? Ct? How big is the perforation, was it localized? I will discuss all of these factors with the surgeon who treated him.
Answered 6/5/2016
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