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Can appendicitis be completely treated without surgery that is with anti-biotics?

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Dr. Tracy Berg answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Surgical cure: Appendicitis is a surgical disease. Appendix removal or appendectomy is a surgical procedure where the risk benefit analysis is clearly in favor of surgery. The procedure is safe effective and widely available. Non-operative therapy, meaning antibiotics alone risks complications like perforation and abcess. Get evaluated, get treated.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Yes and no.: Some studies state that in selected patients you can get by without surgery. I have tried this and it has worked in carefully selected patients. I, however, do not like this approach. I think it is dangerous. The reason it is being done is to prevent surgery. Well the treatment of a surgical disease is surgery. Appendicitis, as far as I am concerned is a surgical disease.

Answered 1/22/2015

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