Morbidity of laparoscopic surgery for complicated appendicitis: an international study
- 16 March 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 20 (5), 717-720
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-005-0402-4
Abstract
Although laparoscopic appendectomy has some advantages over open appendectomy, some reports do show more postoperative intraabdominal abscesses.Keywords
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