Laparoscopic appendectomy by residents: evaluating outcomes and learning curve

Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy for Complicated Appendicitis

Kwok Kay Yau, Wing Tai Siu, Chun Ngai Tang et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2007 · 226 citations

Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +9

A prospective randomized comparison of laparoscopic appendectomy with open appendectomy: Clinical and economic analyses

Kirsten Hall Long, Michael P. Bannon, Scott P. Zietlow et al. · Surgery · 2001 · 187 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Cost-effectiveness Analysis +11

Factors Associated with Conversion To Laparotomy in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Shiuh‐Inn Liu, Bettina Siewert, Vassilios Raptopoulos et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2002 · 132 citations

Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +9

Complicated Appendicitis–Is the Laparoscopic Approach Appropriate? A Comparative Study with the Open Approach: Outcome in a Community Hospital Setting

Naveen Pokala, Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, Ravi P. Kiran et al. · The American Surgeon · 2007 · 132 citations

Medicine, Surgery, Gastroenterology +16

Laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis

Jimmy Bok Yan So, Ee‐Cherk Chiong, Edmund Chiong et al. · World Journal of Surgery · 2002 · 99 citations

Medicine, Surgery, General Surgery +10