title: [Laparoscopic appendectomy in a general hospital].
abstract: Appendectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in general surgery. Minimally invasive operative procedures are now generally accepted first-choice treatments for certain indications (bile stone disease, reflux disease). At the present time only about 20% of appendectomies are started laparoscopically in Germany. The results of our 255 open appendectomies and 131 laparoscopic approaches are summarized. After the minimally invasive procedure we can describe a significantly lower incidence of wound infections, a shorter operating time, better intraoperative differential diagnostic possibilities and a shorter postoperative time of hospitalisation. Therefore, laparoscopic appendectomy is the method of choice.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hein
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schratt
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*