Acute Appendicitis — Topic Test
18 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 24-year-old man presents 12 hours after onset of right iliac fossa pain that began periumbilically, with anorexia, low-grade fever and rebound tenderness at McBurney point. Ultrasound is equivocal. In a clinically typical case of acute appendicitis in a young man, what is the most appropriate management?
ADiagnostic laparoscopy followed by discharge
BAppendicectomy
CCT abdomen before any decision
DInterval appendicectomy after 6 weeks of antibiotics