Fig. 1From: Aiming for minimally invasive treatment of pediatric acute appendicitis in a district hospitalFlowchart on treatment for pediatric acute appendicitis. Fifty-four (50.9%) patients received EA while 52 (49.1%) received antibiotic treatment. Of these 52 patients, 17 underwent IA in accordance with our treatment algorithm for acute appendicitis. The remaining 35 patients were treated with antibiotics followed by no surgery. Fifteen (42.9%) of these patients had a relapse of appendicitis and underwent IA after another round of antibiotic treatmentBack to article page