based on the point of maximal tenderness to palpation.

These incisions are placed for an appendectomy:
# McBurney's incision, also known as gridiron incision
# Lanz incision
# Rutherford Morison incision
# Paramedian incision

Over the past decade, the outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomies have compared favorably to those for open appendectomies because of decreased pain, fewer postoperative complications, shorter hospitalization, earlier mobilization, earlier return to work, and better cosmesis;

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