Familial mediterranean fever surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]

Overview

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of familial mediterranean fever.

Indications

The mainstay of treatment for familial mediterranean fever is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: