Abstract:Aims: The aims of the study were to compare the safety and benefits of laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy.Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in BIRDEM General Hospital from June 2005 to December 2006.Seventy patients with acute appendicitis were included in this study, half underwent laparoscopic procedure and half open conventional procedure.We evaluated the length of hospitalization, postoperative morbidity (pain, wound infection, chest complication, paralytic ileus),cosmesis and return to nor… Show more
“…The first appendectomy was performed in 1736 by Claudius Amyand, Surgeon of St. Georges Hospital, London, UK [4] . McBurney in 1889 described the clinical features of acute appendicitis.…”
“…The first appendectomy was performed in 1736 by Claudius Amyand, Surgeon of St. Georges Hospital, London, UK [4] . McBurney in 1889 described the clinical features of acute appendicitis.…”
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