A Cochrane review 1 included 85 studies with 9765 participants. Seventy-five trials included 8520 adults and 10 trials included 1245 children. Randomized clinical trials comparing laparoscopic (LA) versus open appendectomy (OA) were included.
Abstract and full text in Cochrane database http://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001546.pub4/full, SOF table http://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001546.pub4/full#CD001546-sec1-0001 (licence for full text and SOF table required)
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