title: Is laparoscopic appendectomy associated with better outcomes?
authors.forename: Tetsuji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome