title: Treatment of perforated appendicitis in children: focus on phlegmon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Calvert
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tracy
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Dionne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Mollie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lebowitz
authors.forename: Kate V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Dennett
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D001900:Boston; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents