# Operative Versus Non-Operative Management for Appendicitis With Abscess or Phlegmon

> **NCT04168866** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Yale University** · enrollment: 180 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Appendicitis

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Operative management
- **OTHER:** Drainage or antibiotics

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04168866
- **Lead sponsor:** Yale University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2020-03-11
- **Primary completion:** 2028-12-31
- **Final completion:** 2029-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-29


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04168866

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04168866, "Operative Versus Non-Operative Management for Appendicitis With Abscess or Phlegmon". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04168866. Licensed CC0.

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