Acute appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal emergencies worldwide. The
cause remains poorly understood, with few advances in the past few decades. To obtain a …

Background The removal of the acute appendix is one of the most frequently performed
surgical procedures. Open surgery associated with therapeutic efficacy has been the …

Background Laparoscopic appendicectomy has been proposed as the standard for surgical
treatment of acute appendicitis, based on controversial evidence. This study compared …

Introduction Inflammatory markers such as white cell count (WCC) and C-reactive protein
(CRP) and, more recently, bilirubin have been used as adjuncts in the diagnosis of …

Objective To demonstrate the use of propensity scores to evaluate the comparative
effectiveness of laparoscopic and open appendectomy. Design Retrospective cohort study …

Objective: To assess the trends in uptake of minimal invasive esophagectomy in England
over the last 12 years (1996/1997–2007/2008) and to compare their clinical outcomes with …

Purpose Complicated acute appendicitis is still associated with an increased morbidity. If
laparoscopy has been accepted as a valid approach, some questions remain concerning …

Background An inadequate closure of the appendix stump leads to intra-abdominal surgical
site infection. The effectiveness of various appendiceal stump closure methods, for instance …

Intra-abdominal infections are still associated with high rate of morbidity and mortality. A
multidisciplinary approach to the management of patients with intra-abdominal infections …

Acute appendicitis (AA) develops in a progressive and irreversible manner, even if the
clinical course of AA can be temporarily modified by intentional medications. Reliable and …