Open AccessDevelopment in the surgical treatment of acute appendicitis: A single-center experience
Author(s) -
Valentina Pastore,
Raffaella Cocomazzi,
Angela Basile,
Francesco Niglio,
Fabio Bartoli
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/ajps.ajps_77_17
Subject(s) - medicine , acute appendicitis , ligature , statistical significance , laparoscopy , appendicitis , appendix , surgery , complication , general surgery , paleontology , biology
Laparoscopy has become the treatment of choice for acute appendicitis. The aim of the study was to compare open (OA) and laparoscopic (LA) approaches in all forms of acute appendicitis.