Surgery/Surgery Subspecialties

A clinical trial and another clinical practice bites the dust, or should there not be an appendix?
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 288-289;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89b.06022
- Studies over the past 2 decades have assessed an alternative approach to acute appendicitis: treatment with systemic antibiotics and observation.
Appendicitis management: Is it time for a change?
Anthony DeRoss, MD, FACS, FAAP and Alisan Fathalizadeh, MD
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 309-313;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21012
- Antibiotic therapy has been a successful alternative to surgery for more than 60 years, but surgery is still the primary treatment.
Does incidentally detected common bile duct dilation need evaluation?
Anam Rizvi, MD, Amrita Sethi, MD, John Poneros, MD and Kavel H. Visrodia, MD
- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2022, 89 (6) 315-319;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.89a.21029
- A patient-centered approach and knowledge of the diagnostic yield of further testing helps determine appropriate management.