Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Safe and Definitive Solution for Suspected Appendicitis.

Introduction: Since conservative antibiotic treatment in uncomplicated appendicitis might not solve the clinical problem definitively, it has to compete with the results of today's laparoscopic appendectomy.

Methods: In a county hospital, accommodating also a pediatric department, all cases of appendectomy for suspected appendicitis over 15 years were analyzed retrospectively for the following items: beginning of symptoms, time from admission to surgery, surgical technique as "open," "laparoscopic" or "converted," if perforated at operation and histological confirmation of acute inflammation. Surgical morbidity was detected in distinct categories.

[Double Running Suture Line Repair in Primary Umbilical Hernias - Analysis after 282 Cases].

Introduction: There is an ongoing debate as to which patients presenting with an umbilical hernia should be operated with the sole suture technique or augmented by mesh. After treating most of our patients for a long period uniformly with a double running suture line, the aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of this strategy - especially in patients with larger defects.

Patients And Methods: From 1/2004 to 4/2017, all patients operated on for an umbilical hernia were identified through our hospital information system (KIS).