Appendectomies are not benign. They can compromise a healthy gut and raise the risk of psychiatric disorders. Fortunately, there are alternatives.

Background Laparoscopic ... and open appendectomy in a district hospital. Methods A retrospective analysis of 230 patients who underwent appendectomy at the Division of General Surgery of the ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the ...

With an open appendectomy, a single incision will be made in the ... appendixes or those who have previously had abdominal surgery. A laparoscopic procedure uses several smaller incisions in ...

Bianca Andreescu will delay the start of her 2025 season after undergoing an appendectomy. The 2019 U.S. Open champion said ...

This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other surgical tools through small cuts (incisions) in your belly. The tube is called a scope. It lets your ...

Former U.S. Open champion Bianca Andreescu will delay her start of the 2025 season after undergoing an emergency appendectomy ...

Former U.S. Open tennis champion Bianca Andreescu is recovering after an emergency appendectomy and will be sidelined until the clay court season. The 24-year-old Canadian was expected to make her ...

Laparoscopy ... days to a few weeks after surgery. Problems that can occur with laparoscopy include: Bleeding or a hernia (a bulge caused by poor healing) at the incision sites, internal bleeding ...

US Open champion Bianca Andreescu's return to the Hologic WTA Tour will be delayed until the spring clay-court season after a ...

Moreover, the smaller size of the laparoscopic incisions reduces the probability of infection, especially in obese patients. A limitation of our study is its retrospective nature. It also does not ...