title: Clinical practice. Acute appendicitis--appendectomy or the "antibiotics first" strategy.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Flum
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents