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 ...

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 ...

The launch of laparoscopic technique has defi-nitely changed contemporary surgery. With accumu-lation of experience and progress in armamentarium technology the number and types of procedures ...

Hackensack Meridian Children's Health pediatric general surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D, FACS,FAAP., was the first surgeon at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical ...

Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) was expected to have reduced risk of wound infection, less postoperative pain, and improved patient's satisfaction with better cosmesis compared with ...

video: In the first study of its kind, a research team at a large, urban public safety net hospital found that outpatient laparoscopic appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) is safe for ...

Laparoscopic surgical procedures have many benefits over traditional open operations, like decreased length of stay at the hospital, less postoperative pain for patients, and earlier resumption of an ...

Background Laparoscopic appendectomy is not yet unanimously considered the "gold standard" in the treatment of acute appendicitis because of its higher operative time, intra-abdominal abscess risk, ...