TY - JOUR AU - Li, Xiaohang AU - Zhang, Jialin AU - Sang, Lixuan AU - Zhang, Wenliang AU - Chu, Zhiqiang AU - Li, Xin AU - Liu, Yongfeng PY - 2010 DA - 2010/11/03 TI - Laparoscopic versus conventional appendectomy - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials JO - BMC Gastroenterology SP - 129 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - Although laparoscopic surgery has been available for a long time and laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been performed universally, it is still not clear whether open appendectomy (OA) or laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is the most appropriate surgical approach to acute appendicitis. The purpose of this work is to compare the therapeutic effects and safety of laparoscopic and conventional "open" appendectomy by means of a meta-analysis. SN - 1471-230X UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-10-129 DO - 10.1186/1471-230X-10-129 ID - Li2010 ER -