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AIM: To analyze videolaparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of abdominal pathology simulating acute appendicitis (AA). MATERIAL AND METHODS: For the period 2008-2015 at Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Care 2784 patients with suspected AA underwent clinical, laboratory and ultrasonic examination. Depending on survey results patients were divided into 2 groups. Group I included 1352 (48.6%) patients with AA, group II - 1432 (51.4%) patients with suspected AA. All of them underwent videolaparoscopy. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Videolaparoscopy confirmed AA in 1308 (96.7%) patients of group I and 856 (59,8%) patients of group II. In the 1st group 36 (2.7%) patients had pathology simulating AA and 8 (0.6%) patients had not organic changes; in the 2nd group these values were 462 (32.3%) and 114 (7.9%) respectively. Absence of organic changes was explained by functional bowel disorders. In 95 (3.4%) out of 498 (17.9%) patients of both groups with simulating diseases videolaparoscopy was made and in 49 (1.8%) cases indications for laparotomy were established. In 354 (12.7%) patients with simulating diseases and 122 (4.4%) patients without organic changes operations were not carried out. CONCLUSION: Videolaparoscopy in patients scheduled for appendectomy or with unclear clinical picture allows to diagnose various forms of AA, simulating diseases and to perform necessary surgery.