Antibiotic Therapy Versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that antibiotic therapy is as safe and effective
as appendectomy for the treatment of acute non complicated appendicitis. Two hundred fifty
patients will be included in a prospective multicentric randomized trial. The primary
endpoint is the rate of intra abdominal infections in both therapeutic strategies. Other
criteria will be studied including duration of hospital stay and absence from work during a
follow up period of one year, parietal and abdominal complications and recurrent appendicitis
after antibiotic therapy.