The LA has been proposed as the preferred technique in obese patients with suspected acute appendicitis, including the elderly patients. [14] In these patients the laparoscopic approach is ...

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 ...

These conditions may trigger symptoms similar to acute appendicitis and lack specific symptoms. Laparoscopic appendectomy is the most common treatment that entails the removal of an inflamed appendix.

Four percent of patients who have a procedure to remove their appendix via open surgery will encounter wound infection. Two percent of patients who undergo a laparoscopic procedure to remove their ...