title: Renewed Interest in Acute Appendicitis: Are Antibiotics Non-Inferior to Surgery or Possibly Clinically Superior? What Is Long-Term Follow-Up and Natural Evolution of Appendicitis Treated Conservatively with "Antibiotics First"?
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Surgery, Maggiore Hospital-Bologna Local Health District , Bologna, Italy .|2 Trauma Surgery Unit-Department of Emergency Surgery, Maggiore Hospital-Bologna Local Health District , Bologna, Italy .
authors.forename: Salomone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Saverio
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital , Macerata, Italy .
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sartelli
authors.affiliation: 4 Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Maggiore Hospital of Parma , Parma, Italy .
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catena
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Surgery, Maggiore Hospital-Bologna Local Health District , Bologna, Italy .
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birindelli
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Surgery, Maggiore Hospital-Bologna Local Health District , Bologna, Italy .|2 Trauma Surgery Unit-Department of Emergency Surgery, Maggiore Hospital-Bologna Local Health District , Bologna, Italy .
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tugnoli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents