RESULTS
A total of 519 patients diagnosed with uncomplicated AA were divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 223 patients treated medically. Group 2 included 296 patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy. 92 (41.25%) of the 223 patients in Group 1 were female and 131 (58.75%) were male. Mean age was 29.82 ± 15.32 (20-57). In Group 2, 130 (43.91%) of 296 patients were female and 166 (56.09%) of them were male. The mean age of group 2 patients was 43.00 ± 17.35 (20-65). The difference between the two groups in terms of mean age was significant (.019). Group 2 patients had higher mean platelet count (p <.005) and RDW (p = .003) values compared to Group 1 patients, while mean PDW (p <.001) values were lower compared to those of Group 1 patients. The differences between the mean WBC, CRP and MPV values of the groups were not statistically significant (p>0.05). The demographic characteristics and laboratory values of the groups are summarized in Table 1. Laboratory parameters with significant differences between groups are shown in Graphic 1. None of the patients treated with antibiotics had recurrent appendicitis after 12 months.