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After century of removing appendixes, doctors find antibiotics can be enough

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Re: After century of removing appendixes, doctors find antibiotics can be enough

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> Or are the antibiotics for dealing with an actual ruptured appendix If your appendix ruptures, it is life threatening and has to come out. Most appendix removals happen before the appendix ruptures. The conclusion of the study is that high doses of antibiotics is an effective way to prevent the appendix from rupturing without surgery.

> The conclusion of the study is that high doses of antibiotics is an effective way to prevent the appendix from rupturing without surgery. I've been through a few million dollar surgeries and I had my appendix out as well. When you get a blocked appendix (appendicitis induced), you create scar tissue from the inevitably distended bile duct. Now you have an increased chance of it occurring again, and a weaker duct (s…

No, it's not a medical reality. It's a perception in the American system. Europe currently follows the high dosage antibiotic approach.

Re: After century of removing appendixes, doctors find antibiotics can be enough

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The conclusion of the study is that high doses of antibiotics is an effective way to prevent the appendix from rupturing without surgery. I've been through a few million dollar surgeries and I had my appendix out as well. When you get a blocked appendix (appendicitis induced), you create scar tissue from the inevitably distended bile duct. Now you have an increased chance of it occurring again, and a weaker duct (s…

No, it's not a medical reality. It's a perception in the American system. Europe currently follows the high dosage antibiotic approach.

I would agree that it's "not a medical reality", in that it does apply only to the USA.
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