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Retroperitoneal Abscess Resulting from Perforated Acute Appendicitis: Analysis of Its Management and Outcome

“…Interestingly, we investigated cases reported in the last 10 years, [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] when many broad-spectrum antibiotics appeared on the market and the judicious use of proper antibiotics was the subject of much discussion; however, the selection and use of antibiotics was not discussed in detail in these case reports. For example, only two reports mentioned the names of antibiotics used, but without further discussion; 20,23 fi ve reports merely said that broad-spectrum antibiotics were used; 16,[18][19]21,22 and one report did not mention the use of antibiotics at all. 24 In contrast, failure of initial antibiotic treatment before surgical managements was described in several reports.…”

“…24 In contrast, failure of initial antibiotic treatment before surgical managements was described in several reports. 18,21 This did not imply that antibiotics were not important; rather, it emphasized the importance of prompt and appropriate surgical treatment after diagnosis.…”

“…After the exclusion of case reports for which full text was not available in the domestic libraries of Taiwan (consisting mainly of publications before 1950), 18 reports, describing 22 cases, published between 1955 and 2005 were identifi ed. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] We reviewed and analyzed the patients' characteristics, onset of symptoms, timing and methods of diagnosis and management, and outcome.…”