Acute appendicitis with a mass: the evidence is here

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Anette Jacobsen. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Apr.

. 2017 Apr;2(4):236-237.

doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(17)30013-4. Epub 2017 Feb 7.

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore 229899, Singapore. Electronic address: anette.jacobsen@singhealth.com.sg.

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Active observation versus interval appendicectomy after successful non-operative treatment of an appendix mass in children (CHINA study): an open-label, randomised controlled trial.
Hall NJ, Eaton S, Stanton MP, Pierro A, Burge DM; CHINA study collaborators and the Paediatric Surgery Trainees Research Network. Hall NJ, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Apr;2(4):253-260. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30243-6. Epub 2017 Feb 7. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017. PMID: 28404154 Clinical Trial.