gangrenous acute appendicitis, perforation or phlegmon, and periappendicular abscess, respectively. Overall, the risk of advanced pathology increased as the total interval between onset of ...

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 ...

In our study we compared the outcomes between laparoscopic and open appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis performed ... with a rate of intra-abdominal abscess similar to open appendectomy.