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Antibiotic therapy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis worked for about 60% of the patients with quality of life at 7 years similar to those undergoing appendectomy. Of those receiving antibiotics, about 25% eventually underwent appendectomy within 1 year and 40% within 3 years. QOL was slightly better in the appendectomy group, primarily due to lower scores by those patients initially treated with antibiotics but then ultimately required surgery. JAMA Surg. 2020 Feb 19. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.6028    (retrieved Mar, 2020). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.