title: A cost-effective technique for laparoscopic appendectomy: outcomes and costs of a case-control prospective single-operator study of 112 unselected consecutive cases of complicated acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy; Upper GI Surgery Unit, Frenchay Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK. Electronic address: salo75@inwind.it.
authors.forename: Salomone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Saverio
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mandrioli
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sibilio
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Nazareno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Smerieri
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.affiliation: Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Maggiore Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catena
authors.affiliation: General and Emergency and Trauma Surgery, I Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ansaloni
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tugnoli
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masetti
authors.affiliation: Emergency and General Surgery Department, CA Pizzardi Maggiore Hospital, Bologna Local Health District, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Elio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jovine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome