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Original article title

Diagnostic and therapeutic yield of postoperative imaging after complicated appendicitis: a western pediatric surgery research consortium prospective study.

RESEARCHPediatr Surg Int·

Abstract conclusion

“Postoperative imaging performed before POD10 demonstrated the highest diagnostic and therapeutic yield for detecting intra-abdominal abscess following appendectomy for complicated appendicitis.”

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