Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost
Tuesday, February 3, 2009 - 05:21
in Health & Medicine
New research published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that a traditional, 'open' appendectomy may be preferable to a less-invasive laparoscopic appendectomy for the majority of patients with acute appendicitis, contrary to recent trends...