Some aspects of recovery depend on the type of appendectomy patients have. A laparoscopic surgery tends to have a shorter recovery time and fewer risks than an open procedure. Following the ...

Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is a small tube-like structure located at the start of the large intestine on the right side of our abdomen. It is one of the most common ...

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 ...

Under provisional diagnosis of appendicitis caused by a submucosal tumor, a laparoscopic operation was performed. The laparoscopic observation did not reveal the typical finding of appendicitis.