Patients' attitudes toward negative appendectomies and surgery for suspected appendicitis: a qualitative interview study.

Introduction: From a surgeon's perspective, appendicitis is treated with appendectomy and sometimes a normal appendix is removed. This study aimed to investigate the patients' perspectives on having surgery but not appendicitis and their involvement in treatment decisions.

Methods: This study is reported according to the COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research (COREQ) guideline.

Varying negative appendectomy rates after laparoscopic appendectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdominal pain, and treatment with laparoscopy has become increasingly common during the past two decades. Guidelines recommend that normal appendices are removed if operated for suspected acute appendicitis. It is unclear how many patients are affected by this recommendation.