LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS CONVENTIONAL APPENDECTOMY - COMPARISON

We compared two groups of patients with acute appendicitis, from whom the first one had been operated conventionally, the second group by la paroscopy. There was no difference between the two groups regarding le ngth of hospital stay, local and general complications. Only the opera ting time was quite longer in the laparoscopic group. In our experienc e laparoscopic appendectomy is an easy and safe procedure which can al low young surgeons to be properly trained in laparoscopic techniques.