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Recurrent Appendicitis Following Successful Drainage of Appendicular Abscess in Adult

NCT05048745 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 316

Last updated 2021-09-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

COVID-19 infection is a global pandemic that locked down hospitals and made patients fear to consult for medical health problems especially acute abdominal pain. Subsequently, complicated appendicitis namely appendicular abscess in increasing. The best treatment of an appendicular abscess is percutaneous drainage while no studies are dealing with recurrent appendicitis in cases without interval appendectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to evaluate recurrent appendicitis after successful drainage of appendicular abscess without interval appendectomy during COVID.

A prospective cohort study conducted in the surgical emergency units of University Hospitals between 15th March 2020 to 15th August 2020 on 316 patients admitted during the study period with the clinical diagnosis of a successful drained appendicular abscess. (Open or radiological).

Conditions

  • Appendicitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

interval appendectomy

interval appendectomy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Zagazig University

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • tamer alnaimy, Phd · faculty of medicine zagazig university

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-15
Primary Completion
2020-08-15
Completion
2021-08-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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