title: Appendectomy: negative appendectomy no longer ignored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. tetsu@jg8.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Katuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanaga
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000401:mortality*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D013997:Time Factors; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures / Q000401:mortality*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents