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 ...

CHICAGO (February 2, 2009) – New research published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that a traditional, "open" appendectomy may be preferable to a ...

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 ...

Are there any differences in outcome in appendicitis patients who are managed with laparoscopic vs open surgery? In this study from The Netherlands, the authors collected information on treatment ...

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 ...

LA has become the approach of choice by many surgeons in the treatment of both simple and complicated cases of acute appendicitis. The rate of LA between 1998 and 2008 increased from 20.6% to 70.8%, ...

Single-instrument ligation prolongs operative time compared with clip closure but results in similar complication rates.

If skin is the body's fortress against germ invaders, shouldn't minimally invasive surgeries -- operations guided by camera probes, conducted entirely within the abdomen -- carry less risk for serious ...