CompletedNot Applicable

Recurrent Appendicitis Following Successful Drainage of Appendicular Abscess in Adult

Egypt316 participantsStarted 2020-03-15

Plain-language 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).

Who can participate

Age range

16 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * both sex * successful drained appendicular abscess Exclusion Criteria: * generalized peritonitis * pregnancy * cases suspected of cancer caecum, inflammatory bowel disease, failure or difficult initial drainage e.g. pelvic abscess, appendectomy performed at the time of drainage, non-cooperative patients for regular follow up and abscess less than 3 cm if showed improvement of clinical and radiological signs within 3 days of antibiotic therapy alone.

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What they're measuring

recurrence

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05048745

SponsorZagazig University

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-08-15

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