title: [Laparoscopic appendectomy--alternative therapy in all stages of appendicitis?].
abstract: 1989 we reported on our first series of 277 laparoscopic appendectomies. This technique was introduced by Semm in 1982. We acquired this procedure in 1987 and modified this operation-technique for surgical routine. We could demonstrate that laparoscopic appendectomy can be performed in chronic, acute and even in peracute cases. We introduce the facts of 500 laparoscopic appendectomies.
authors.affiliation: St. Josef-Krankenhaus, Linnich.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Götz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bacher
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D014741:Video Recording / Q000295:instrumentation