Study on Laparoscopic Operation for Perforated Appendicitis

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients admitted at the emergency station of our hospital expressing pain other than the right lower abdominal quadrant. * The results of a clinical examination favored the diagnosis of perforated acute appendicitis, and the result of abdominal computed tomography revealed signs of acute appendicitis and intra-abdominal fluid accumulation. * Patients were accepted to our study only if perforated appendicitis remained as the most likely diagnosis of their condition and if they were between 12 from 80 years old with informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Age less than 12 years * older than 80 years * perforated appendicitis was not revealed by pathologic investigation * diverticulitis being diagnosed during surgery * pelvic inflammatory disease or other gynecologic disease found during laparoscopic examination or diagnosed before operation * the patient declining to enroll in this study