[Intraabdominal septic complications in laparoscopic appendectomy: description of a possible new intraabdominal septic complication specific to laparoscopic appendectomy].

Background: Controversies about laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) focus mainly on the high intraabdominal infection rate. In 2005, Serour et al described a distinct complication specific to LA, termed "postlaparoscopic appendectomy complication" (PLAC). This complication is an intraabdominal infection, without abscess formation, which develops after laparoscopic appendectomy for non-complicated appendicitis (simple, phlegmonous, or normal appendix) and is observed in patients discharged after an uneventful postoperative period.