title: [Laparoscopic appendectomy. A review of the literature].
abstract: Laparoscopic methods are becoming increasingly popular in surgery. In the course of a review concerning laparoscopic appendectomy undertaken up to 31 December 1993 all publications were evaluated by computer-assisted research. Out of a total of 90 publications only 14 deal with the comparison of the laparoscopic versus open appendectomy. Two prospective randomized studies are published. Because of the low number of patients the evaluation of the laparoscopic method is not yet definite.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Universität Köln.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gawenda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Said
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Die laparoskopische Appendektomie. Eine Literaturrecherche.