Appendicular mass / abscess (RIF)

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Teaching point

Appendicular mass/phlegmon, stable -> conservative IV antibiotics + interval appendicectomy. Well-defined abscess >3-5 cm -> percutaneous drainage. Avoid immediate appendicectomy in a mature mass.

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