Comparison between early surgical treatment and conservative treatment of appendicitis in cancer patients

Backgrounds In cancer patients, the optimal appendicitis treatment has not been established. Therefore, we aimed to determine the ideal treatment option for appendicitis in cancer patients. Methods This retrospective study included 185 cancer patients with acute appendicitis who were divided into the early surgical group (n = 152) involving surgery performed within 48 h following the appendicitis diagnosis or the conservative group (n = 33) involving intravenous antibiotics. We compared the appendicitis treatment efficacy between the groups. Results In the early surgical group, the antibiotic duration [5.5 days (4.0–8.0) vs. 17.0 days (12.5–25.0), p