One in six appendectomies on children are unnecessary new research shows Hundreds of children are having needless operations to remove their appendix, researchers have warned.
One in six children who had surgery actually had a healthy appendix taken out, according to their study.
An estimated 1,600 youngsters are having appendicectomies unnecessarily each year in the UK, it found. The Daily Mail
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One in six children who had surgery actually had a healthy appendix taken out, according to their study.
An estimated 1,600 youngsters are having appendicectomies unnecessarily each year in the UK, it found. The Daily Mail
See also:
- Appendicitis risk prediction models in children presenting with right iliac fossa pain (RIFT study): a prospective, multicentre validation study (abstract) Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
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