Controversy remains regarding which approach is better, laparoscopic appendectomy (LA)
or open appendectomy (OA). A 5-year retrospective review of patients undergoing …

Background: There have been numerous retrospective and uncontrolled series of
laparoscopic appendectomy (LA), as well as 16 prospective randomized studies published …

The advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) over open appendectomy (OA) are
unclear. This study compares the outcomes of LA versus OA. A retrospective study from …

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 …

Objective: To compare length of hospital stay, in-hospital complications, in-hospital mortality,
and rate of routine discharge between laparoscopic and open appendectomy based on a …

Objective: To compare open appendectomy (OA) with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) for
length of the operation, complications, postoperative pain control, length of hospitalization …

Background Clinical advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy have been shown in
numerous trials and reviews. Most of these advantages are small and of limited clinical …

BACKGROUND: Benefits of laparoscopic appendectomy are controversial, and the results of
recent clinical studies have contradictory conclusions. We performed a cost analysis …

Purpose: Although the advantages of laparoscopic procedures has been well studied over
the last two decade, laparoscopic appendectomy could not to be a standard therapy due to …

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the outcome and cost-effectiveness of
laparoscopic (LA) and open appendectomy (OA). Methods: Forty consecutive patients were …