[Laparoscopic appendectomy as standard procedure. Technique and outcome in 409 patients].

Unlabelled: In the framework of a prospective clinical trial we wanted to show that minimal access surgery as a standard treatment of acute appendicitis leads to good results.

Patients And Method: From January 1993 to December 1996 409 patients had a laparoscopic appendectomy in the Surgical Department of Krankenhaus Zehlendorf, Berlin. We treated 252 female (62%) and 157 male (38%).