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, ...

Minimally invasive surgery for a burst appendix appears to be more successful and less costly in the long run than the traditional operation, a new study hints. Using the gentler technique, called ...

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 ...

Chicago (June 27, 2012, 12:01 am [CDT]): Obese patients who need to have their appendixes removed fare better after a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than an open operation, according to ...

The routine use of diagnostic laparoscopy for young women who present with right iliac fossa pain reduces the rate of negative appendectomy, according to a new study. However, the implementation of ...

Over the past year, U.S. doctors have made strides in the use of a technique called “natural orifice” surgery, an approach they hope will do away with the scarring, pain and the long recoveries ...