The launch of laparoscopic technique has defi-nitely changed contemporary surgery. With accumu-lation of experience and progress in armamentarium technology the number and types of procedures ...

Background Laparoscopic appendectomy is not yet unanimously considered the "gold standard" in the treatment of acute appendicitis because of its higher operative time, intra-abdominal abscess risk, ...

July 2, 2012 — Obese patients who have appendectomies performed laparoscopically experience fewer complications and have shorter hospital stays than obese patients who have open appendectomies, ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Appendectomy by laparoscopic surgery is considered to be advantageous compared with appendectomy by open surgery; however, higher rates of intra-abdominal abscesses have been associated with ...

A 19-year-old man with a history of laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis presented with a five-day history of vague periumbilical pain that had localized to the right lower quadrant.

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Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. Appendicitis causes pain in your lower right abdomen.

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized non-inferiority trial showed. For nearly 850 children with available primary outcome ...