[Use of videolaparoscopy in treatment of peritonitis of appendicular origin].

Videolaparoscopic appendectomy was carried out in 108 patients with acute destructive appendicitis complicated by peritonitis. Local peritonitis was noted in 65 patients, diffuse peritonitis in 33 patients, periappendicular abscess in 10 patients. Postoperative complications were observed in 6 (5.

[Causes of postoperative lethality in acute cholecystitis and measures to decrease it].

The authors have made a comparative analysis of postoperative lethality in acute cholecystitis for the period of 25 years. The clinical material included 1383 operated patients, of them 87 (6.3%) patients died.