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A member asked:
If you take antibiotics for appendicitis what are the odds of it coming back?
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Unknown: Appendicitis is often treated primarily with antibiotics outside of us - where surgery is the back up plan. Given our legal climate, it is not likely to be widely accepted here anytime soon.
Answered 12/9/2013
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No one knows: That is an excellent question and no one knows the answer for a variety of historical reasons. After appendicitis was first described in 1886 there were three schools of thought about appendectomy - always, never and selectively. King edward vii developed appendicitis just before his coronation. The standard of care since then is to always remove appendix, so no data. See www.Appendicitis.Pro.
Answered 2/7/2020
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