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Acute Appendicitis in Obese Patients

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Part of the book series: Updates in Surgery ((UPDATESSURG))

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Considering that obesity is a widespread condition in Western countries, general surgeons will have to operate an ever-increasing number of acute appendicitis cases in both adult and pediatric obese patients. Obesity introduces additional diagnostic issues, so in overweight patients it is often necessary to use instrumental diagnostics to confirm the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Laparoscopic appendectomy represents the surgical technique of choice, with clear advantages compared to traditional surgery in terms of better postoperative outcomes.

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Roscio, F., Clerici, F., Armiraglio, L., Scandroglio, I. (2020). Acute Appendicitis in Obese Patients. In: Foschi, D., Navarra, G. (eds) Emergency Surgery in Obese Patients. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17305-0_8

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