Perforated appendicitis: is laparoscopic operation advisable?
Despite limitations in comparability of patient groups, laparoscopic appendectomy was associated with a significantly lower rate of septic wound complications (p<0.05). This was especially true for the subgroup of obese patients (BMI>26). Therefore, for patients with perityphlitic abscess or fresh purulent lower abdominal peritonitis, but not for patients with generalized peritonitis, laparoscopic appendectomy is not only justifiable but even recommended as the procedure of choice.
Our results could partly explain how skin colonization and infection with S. aureus can contribute to chronic skin inflammation and pruritus in AD.