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, ...

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 ...

Appendicitis is the most common acute abdominal condition affecting general surgical practice. Recently, conservative treatment with antibiotics has been considered as an alternative. Therefore, this ...

Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain seen in emergency departments and appendectomy has been the preferred treatment of this disease for decades.

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 ...

In our study we compared the outcomes between laparoscopic and open appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis performed in a district hospital. Our results show that laparoscopic appendectomy ...