Erschienen in:
01.02.2007 | Letter to the editor
Laparoscopy for every acute appendicitis?
The authors reply
verfasst von:
S. Sauerland, E. Neugebauer
Erschienen in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 2/2007
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We thank Drs. Slim and Chipponi for their comments on the EAES (European Association for Endoscopic Surgery) guidelines for acute abdominal pain [
4]. Admittedly, the advantages of laparoscopic over conventional appendectomy are small. The currently available data from more than 50 randomized controlled trials indicate that laparoscopic appendectomy reduces the number of wound infections, but increases the likelihood of an intraabdominal abscess. In a hypothetical cohort of 100 patients, the use of laparoscopic rather than open surgery will avoid about four extra cases of wound infection, but result in one additional intraabdominal abscess. …