Background Laparoscopic appendectomy is amongst the most common general surgical
procedures performed in the developed world. Arguably, the most critical part of this …

Introduction Appendectomy is a common emergency surgery performed globally. Despite
the frequency of laparoscopic appendectomy, consensus does not exist on the best way to …

Aim This study aimed to explore factors may affect the length of hospital stay after
laparoscopic appendectomy. Methods The data of 636 patients undergoing laparoscopic …

Background Closure of the appendix stump presents the most critical part of laparoscopic
appendectomy. The aim of the present study was to compare the medical outcomes and cost …

Introduction Surgically managed appendicitis exhibits great heterogeneity in techniques for
mesoappendix transection and appendix amputation from its base. It is unclear whether a …

BACKGROUND Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the main indications for urgent surgery.
Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has shown advantages in terms of clinical results and …

Acute appendicitis is one of the main indications for urgent surgery representing a high-
volume procedure worldwide. The current spending review in Italy (and not only in this …

Method: The PubMed and Embase databases were searched with the paired search terms
appendicitis, clip, and endoloop by two authors separately. The quality of the randomized …

A best evidence topic has been constructed using a described protocol. The three-part
question addressed was: In patients undergoing laparoscopic appendicectomy is Hem-o-lok …

Background: the barriers to implement emergency laparoscopy in public teaching hospitals
involve issues such as resident learning curves and resource costs and availability. This …