OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: To compare the complications of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) and conventional appendectomy (CA) 930 consecutive @entity1 from 1989 until 1997 were analysed retrospectively. RESULTS: Conventional appendectomy was performed in 330 @entity1 , laparoscopic in 554 @entity1 and another 46 @entity1 required conversion after laparoscopy. The groups were similar in sex ratio, age and degree of @entity32 . @entity260 occurred in 8.78%. There were less complications in the LA-group (4.69%) than in the CA-group (13.33%) (p < 0.01), especially wound @entity281 were found less in the LA-group (1.8% vs. 11.21%, p < 0.01). The incidence of intraabdominal abscesses was similar in the LA and CA group (1.44% vs. 1.52%). The differences between the groups are not influenced by complicating @entity698 (perforation or abscess). Systemic complications were similar for LA and CA (0.72% and 0.61%), but were seen more often after conversion (6.52%, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: This retrospective analysis shows that laparoscopic appendectomy significantly reduces @entity260 , especially wound @entity281 . The authors consider laparoscopic appendectomy to be the procedure of choice in @entity1 with @entity697 .

[Laparoscopic versus conventional appendectomy--a comparison with reference to early XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation'] @entity697 :: ('MESH:D000208', 'Disease') :: ['acute appendicitis'] @entity698 :: ('MESH:D001064', 'Disease') :: ['appendicitis'] @entity260 :: ('MESH:D011183', 'Disease') :: ['Postoperative complications', 'postoperative complications'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['infections']
@entity260 :: (MESH:D011183,Disease) :: ['postoperative complications']
