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Data on demographics, rate of appendicitis recurrence, duration of hospital stay, and complication rate were collected and analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 165 patients were included (89\u00a0males, 76 females). The mean age was 53.6 years (range 7\u201389 years). The rate of appendicitis recurrence after conservative treatment was 25.5%; most recurred within 6\u00a0months after discharge (83.3%). The benefit of preventing recurrence is less than 16% if interval appendectomy is performed 6 weeks after discharge and less than 10% if it is done 12 weeks later. The complication rate of appendectomy performed before or after recurrence was 10% in both groups. The duration of the second hospital stay for patients who underwent interval appendectomy before or after recurrence was 4.43 \u00b1 3.32 vs. 6.75 \u00b1 5.73\u00a0days (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.023). Of the 165 patients, 17 (10.3%) had their diagnosis changed after survey or surgery, and 5 (3.03%) were found to have colon cancer upon follow\u2010up.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients who recovered from conservative treatment of an appendiceal mass should undergo colonoscopy or barium enema to detect any underlying diseases and to rule out coexistent colorectal cancer. 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