Abstract： Objective To compare the efficacy of laparoscopic appendectomy(LA) and open appendectomy (OA) in treating acute appendicitis.Methods The clinical data of eighty patients admitted with acute appendicitis given LA or OA were setrospectively studied and the recovery condition after LA or OA of the two groups were compared.Results Time of gastrointestinal functional recovery and hospital day of the LA group were obviously shorter than the OA group[(15.1±7.2)d vs (28.0 ± 11.3)d,(4.2 ±1.9)d vs (5.5 ±3.2)d,all P ＜0.05].The rate of postoperative complications after LA was fewer too.Conclusion LA had advantages of faster function recovery,shorter hospital day and fewer complications,which had higher clinical application value.