Ambulatory Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Does the Conventional Approach Need a Reappraisal?

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e29215
• Main Authors: Aydin, Ismail, Sengul, Ilker, Gungor, Mert, Kesicioglu, Tugrul, Sengul, Demet, Vural, Selahattin, Yimaz, Elmas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Springer Nature B.V 15.09.2022; Cureus
• Subjects: Abdomen; Appendectomy; Appendicitis; Appendix; Blood; Body mass index; Chi-square test; Emergency Medicine; General Surgery; Histopathology; Hospitalization; Laboratories; Laparoscopy; Medical personnel; Normal distribution; Nutrition research; Pathology; Proteins; Surgery; Variables; United States > US; laparoscopy; laparoscopic appendectomy; pathology; acute appendicitis; histopathology; acute abdomen; emergency; surgical pathology; appendectomy; ambulatory surgery
• ISSN: 2168-8184; 2168-8184
• DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29215

, acute abdomen remains significant in abdominal pain. The entity of acute abdomen accounts for up to 10% of all emergency admissions. The differences between countries' income and level of prosperity are pertinent, particularly in terms of severity, radiological modalities, and surgical management of the condition. Of note, surgical modalities have been the most widely used treatment modality, and current evidence indicates that the laparoscopic approach, , is the most effective surgical therapy with a lower incidence of wound infection, post-intervention morbidity, shorter hospital stay, and better quality of life scores compared to the conventional method. In light of this, the present study aimed to evaluate ambulatory appendectomy in a series of sequential laparoscopic appendectomies (LApp), which included both complicated and uncomplicated cases.