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Appendicitis after laparoscopic appendectomy: a warning

J J Greenberg1, T J Esposito

  • 1Department of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.

Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery
|June 1, 1996
PubMed
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Laparoscopic appendectomy, while common, can lead to rare complications like recurrent appendicitis from a remaining appendix stump. This case highlights an unusual morbidity following the minimally invasive surgical approach.

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Area of Science:

  • General Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

Background:

  • Surgical treatment options for appendicitis have expanded with the advent of laparoscopy.
  • Laparoscopic appendectomy is increasingly used as an alternative to open surgery.