Abstract
Approximately 7 % of individuals will develop acute appendicitis during their lifetime. Appendectomy is the most common emergent surgical procedure performed worldwide and in 2010, more than 300,000 appendectomies were performed in the United States. The two operative approaches for performing an appendectomy are open and laparoscopic. Laparoscopic appendectomy is performed in approximately two-thirds of the cases and results in lower overall morbidity in selected patients. © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016. All rights reserved.