title: [Laparoscopic appendectomy].
abstract: The authors report their experience of 6 cases of appendicectomy using a laparoscopic route of which 5 were performed under local anesthesia and 1 under general anesthesia. The results indicate that this new technique is easy to perform and as rapid and safe as the traditional operation. The possibility of using local anesthesia, the lack of complications when operating on obese patients, the lower incidence of wound infections and rapid postoperative mobilisation all argue in favour of this alternative approach to conventional open surgery.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi-Catania III Cattedra di Chirurgia d'Urgenza.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vadalà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangiameli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altamore
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roveccio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scalia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: L'Anfusa
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged