Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Switzerland: A Prospective Audit of 2,179 Cases

Markus Schäfer,L. Krähenbühl,E. Frei,Markus W. Büchler

Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Switzerland: A Prospective Audit of 2,179 Cases

2000

Markus Schäfer
L. Krähenbühl
E. Frei
Markus W. Büchler

Background/Aims: Since its introduction in 1983, laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has not replaced the conventional open procedure. The patient benefit seems limited to a decreased wo

Keywords:

Appendicitis
Prospective audit
Retrospective cohort study
General surgery
Surgery
Medicine
Laparoscopy
Mortality rate
surgical stapling
medical audit
treatment outcome
patient benefit

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