title: Laparoscopic appendectomy: three years' experience.
abstract: Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed on 109 patients over a 3-year-period--1988 to 1991. All procedures were uneventful and all patients resumed normal activity within a shorter period than had been experienced with open appendectomy. Patients had a superior cosmetic result and experienced significantly less postoperative discomfort.
authors.affiliation: Marietta Surgery Center, Georgia.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Saye
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rives
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Cochran
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D010388:Pelvis; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014741:Video Recording