Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	1941
Country	Lebanon

Received	2013-01-15 17:35
Peer-Review Started	2013-01-16 19:10
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-03-19 19:58
Revised	2013-03-22 13:46
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2013-04-27 10:46
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2013-04-28 00:14
Articles in Press
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2013-05-06 18:49
Typeset the Manuscript	2013-06-24 16:03
Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-07-06 17:46

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Treatment options of inflammatory appendiceal masses in adults
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Jenny Tannoury and Bassam Abboud
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Bassam Abboud, MD, Department of General Surgery, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Alfred Naccache Street 16, Beirut 6830, Lebanon. dbabboud@yahoo.fr
Key Words	Appendicitis; Phlegmon; Abscess; Computed tomography; Antibiotics; Percutaneous drainage; Surgery
Core Tip	The management of adult patients with inflammatory appendiceal masses is controversial. This report aims at reviewing the treatment options of these patients, with emphasis on the success rate of nonsurgical treatment, the need for drainage of abscesses, the risk of undetected serious disease, and the need for interval appendectomy to prevent recurrence. The debate arises over the importance of the complication rate of interval appendicectomy. Moreover, if appendicectomy is not performed, consideration needs to be given to what investigations should be undertaken and in which patients. It is also worth recalling that the appendix is used in reconstructive surgery.
Publish Date	2013-07-06 17:46
Citation	Tannoury J, Abboud B. Treatment options of inflammatory appendiceal masses in adults. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(25): 3942-3950
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i25/3942.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i25.3942

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Peer-review Report	1941-Peer review(s).pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	1941-Scientific editor work list.doc