%0 Journal Article %T Apendicectom¨ªa laparosc¨®pica versus abierta: comparables... Laparoscopic appendectomy versus open appendectomy: comparable... %A Manuel Mosquera %A Akram Kadamani %A Maikel Pacheco %A Ricardo Villarreal %J Revista Colombiana de Cirug¨ªa %D 2012 %I Asociaci¨®n Colombiana de Cirug¨ªa %X Se presenta un estudio restrospectivo observacional de dos cohortes obtenidas en cuatro a os, con un total de 215 pacientes, 92 para apendicectom¨ªa laparosc¨®pica y 123 para apendicectom¨ªa convencional, comparando variables como estancia hospitalaria, tiempo quir¨²rgico, complicaciones y dolor posoperatorio, entre otras. Se hall¨® mayor frecuencia de complicaciones en la apendicectom¨ªa tradicional y mayor incidencia de infecci¨®n del sitio operatorio (p<0,05). Retrospective observational study of two cohorts of patients in a period of time of 4 years, with a total of 215 patients, 92 operated by laparoscopy and 123 open was completef at our hospital.. Length of stay, operating room times, postoperative complications, and other items were compared. The results show a higher rate of complications in open appendectomy with a clearly higher incidence of superficial wound infection (p < 0,05). %K apendicitis %K apendicectom¨ªa %K laparotom¨ªa %K laparoscop¨ªa %K appendicitis %K appendectomy %K laparotomy %K laparoscopy %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2011-75822012000200004