Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis.

The advantages and applications of the videolaparoscopic technique (VL) versus open surgery in the treatment of acute and complicated appendicitis are not well defined. The aim of this study was to identify which of the two procedures is more suitable. The study examined 124 patients, 73 females (57.

Laparoscopic surgical treatment of perforated duodenal ulcer.

Perforation of peptic ulcer is a surgical emergency which still carries a risk of mortality. The main risk factors are delayed diagnosis > 24 hours, ASA-III or ASA-IV, age over 70 years, and associated cardiorespiratory pathologies. There is no unanimous consensus regarding the gold standard treatment of such complications.