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Single-Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy

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Acute appendicitis is one of the most common abdominal surgical emergencies in modern hospital practice. The estimated incidence ranges from 7 to 12 % in the populations of the USA and Europe. It is most common between the ages of 5 and 40, with a median age at 28 years. Approximately 8 % of the population in the developed world can expect to undergo appendectomy for acute appendicitis during their lifetime. Though a slight male preponderance is reported, operation based on a presumptive diagnosis of appendicitis is more common in women, mainly because of other mimicking pelvic conditions.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Enders Kwok-wai Ng & Anthony Yuen-bun Teoh

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  1. General and Miniinvasive surgery, San Camillo Hospital, Trento, Trento, Italy

    Giusto Pignata

  2. General, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgical Unit, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy

    Francesco Corcione

  3. Department of Surgical Specialities and Nephrology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy

    Umberto Bracale

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Ng, E.Kw., Teoh, A.Yb. (2014). Single-Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy. In: Pignata, G., Corcione, F., Bracale, U. (eds) Single-Access Laparoscopic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06929-6_2

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