ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Risk Factors for Conversion from Laparoscopic to Open Appendectomy.
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- Impact of Disease Severity and Age on Outcomes After Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Conversion Rates and Outcomes of Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Complicated Appendicitis: A Retrospective Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Laparoscopic appendectomy as the gold standard: What role remains for open surgery, conversion, and disease severity? : An analysis of 32,000 cases with appendicitis in Germany.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2025Observational
- Internal and external factors affecting the performance score of surgical trainees doing laparoscopic appendectomy: a prospective, observational cohort study in a structured training programme.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Observational
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Abstract
(1) Background: Since its introduction in the 1990s, laparoscopic appendectomy has become established over the years and is today considered the standard therapy for acute appendicitis. In some cases, however, a conversion to the open approach is still necessary. The primary aim of this study was to identify risk factors for the need to convert from the laparoscopic to an open approach during appendectomy for acute appendicitis. (2) Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1220 adult patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis from 2010 to 2020 at the University Hospital Erlangen was performed. Data, including patient demographics and pre-, intra-, and postoperative findings, were collected and compared between patients with and without conversion. (3) Results: The conversion rate in our cohort was 5.5%. A higher preoperative WBC count and CRP (OR 1.9,
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