title: Neonatal periappendicular abscess--updated treatment.
abstract: The authors present a case of periappendicular abscess in a 5-day-old full-term neonate. Prompt diagnosis enabled us to deliver conservative treatment followed by interval laparoscopic appendectomy, instead of a risky urgent laparotomy. This is the first description of an advanced imaging-guided drainage procedure, followed by minimal invasive surgery, for the treatment of periappendicular abscess at such a young age.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery Department and The Invasive Radiology Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel.
authors.forename: Yigal
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Efrati
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peer
authors.forename: Baruch
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klin
authors.forename: Gadi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lotan
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed