BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To compare laparoscopic appendectomy with traditional open appendectomy. METHODS Seventy-one patients requiring operative intervention for suspected acute appendicitis were prospectively compared. Thirty-seven patients underwent laparoscopic appendectomy, and 34 had open appendectomy through a right lower quadrant incision. Length of surgery, postoperative morbidity ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the results of open with laparoscopic appendectomy in terms of postoperative pain, rate of wound infection and hospital stay. METHODS This quasi-experimental study was conducted in Deprtment of Surgery, Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, over a period of six months. Patients undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis were randomly assigned into one of the two groups (A...

We conducted a review of laparoscopic appendectomies (LA) and open appendectomies (OA) over a 3-year period, including 720 patients (253 LA, 467 OA) who underwent appendectomy during the study period. Computer records were reviewed with respect to demographics, length of stay, operating room time, operating room cost, hospital cost, and morbidity. All patients were sent surveys to assess their ...

OBJECTIVE Laparoscopic appendectomy in a setting where resources are poor is still controversial. This study evaluates the impact of laparoscopy on the early outcome of acute appendicitis in a developing country. METHODS All patients who underwent appendectomy from January 2010 through June 2011 at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria were recruited for ...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the world. We aimed to compare laparoscopic and open appendectomy in the elderly in our experience. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of elderly patients who underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis from 1st of January 2006 to the 31st of July 2012. We analyzed...

Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in developed countries. The treatment of acute appendicitis is either open or laparoscopic appendectomy. The latter has gained widely acceptance in the past years, although the debate on the true merits of laparoscopic appendectomy is still on going. Some authors prefer this approach as the gold standard for all cases, but in our opinion ...