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 ...

Antibiotic management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis among children was inferior to appendectomy, a randomized ...

[2] In addition to the clinical benefits described in several studies, the laparoscopic approach allows a full exploration of the peritoneal cavity, [11] thus representing an important diagnostic ...

A ctress-host Shaira Diaz revealed she recently underwent laparoscopic appendectomy surgery, or a procedure to remove her ...

This was a serendipitous discovery; the scientists were originally looking at adhesive bowel obstruction after appendectomy. The researchers report, “It was when conducting another study that we ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the ...