Federico Coccolini
Emergency, General and Trauma Surgery dept., Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
Paola Fugazzola
Emergency, General and Trauma Surgery dept., Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
Massimo Sartelli
General Surgery Department, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy
Enrico Cicuttin
Emergency, General and Trauma Surgery dept., Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
Maria Grazia Sibilla
Emergency, General and Trauma Surgery dept., Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
Gioacchino Leandro
National Institute of Gastroenterology “S. De Bellis” Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Italy
Gian Luigi de' Angelis
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Federica Gaiani
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Francesco Di Mario
Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
Matteo Tomasoni
Emergency, General and Trauma Surgery dept., Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
Fausto Catena
General and Emergency Surgery dept., Maggiore hospital, Parma, Italy
Luca Ansaloni
Emergency, General and Trauma Surgery dept., Bufalini hospital, Cesena, Italy
Keywords
appendicitis, conservative, complicated, uncomplicated, review, adult, children, treatment
Abstract
Acute appendicitis has been considered by surgeons a progressive disease leading to perforation for more than 100 years. In the last decades the theories about this concept gained attention, especially in adults. However, appendectomy for acute appendicitis remains the most common urgent/emergent surgical procedure. At present, accumulating evidences are showing the changing in clinical practice towards the non-operative management of several cases of acute appendicitis either non-complicated or complicated. The present review aims to show the literature results regarding the non-operative management of acute appendicitis in non-complicated and in complicated cases.