title: Acute appendicitis: what is the gold standard of treatment?
abstract: McBurney's procedure represented the gold-standard for acute appendicitis until 1981, but nowadays the number of laparoscopic appendectomies has progressively increased since it has been demonstrated to be a safe procedure, with excellent cosmetic results and it also allows a shorter hospitalization, a quicker and less painful postoperative recovery. The aim of this editorial was to perform a review of the literature in order to address controversial issues in the treatment of acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruffolo
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiorot
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pagura
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Antoniutti
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massani
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caratozzolo
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonariol
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calia di Pinto
authors.affiliation: Cesare Ruffolo, Alain Fiorot, Giulia Pagura, Michele Antoniutti, Marco Massani, Ezio Caratozzolo, Luca Bonariol, Francesco Calia di Pinto, Nicolò Bassi, II Deparment of Surgery (IV Unit), Regional Hospital "Ca' Foncello", 31100 Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bassi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Acute appendicitis; Laparoscopy; Surgery