Study shows antibiotics may be viable treatment option for appendicitis

In the largest randomized US study of appendicitis, researchers report that seven in 10 patients who received antibiotics avoided surgery and that patients who took antibiotics for symptom relief fared no worse in the short term than those who underwent surgery.

from Health & Medicine News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201006114251.htm