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Securing the appendiceal stump in laparoscopic appendectomy: evidence for routine stapling? [PDF]

, 2006
Background: This metaanalysis aimed to compare endoscopic linear stapling and loop ligatures used to secure the base of the appendix. Methods: Randomized controlled trials on appendix stump closure during laparoscopic appendectomy were systematically ...
Geert Kazemier, K. H. in’t Hof, S. Saad, H. J. Bonjer, Stefan Sauerland   +4 more
core   +9 more sources

Retrospective analysis of operative time and time to discharge for laparoscopic vs robotic approaches to appendectomy and cholecystectomy

Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2023
Robotic-assisted appendectomies and cholecystectomies are believed to increase cost compared to the gold standard laparoscopic approach. Two equally qualified surgeons performed both approaches over 2 years to evaluate intraoperative duration, time to ...
A. Rifai, Emily M Rembetski, Larry Collins Stutts, Zachary D Mazurek, Jenifer L Yeh, K. Rifai, Ryan A Bear, Alexander J Maquiera, D. Rydell   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patient Factors Associated With Appendectomy Within 30 Days of Initiating Antibiotic Treatment for Appendicitis.

JAMA Surgery, 2022
Importance Use of antibiotics for the treatment of appendicitis is safe and has been found to be noninferior to appendectomy based on self-reported health status at 30 days.
Charles H. Parsons, N. Shapiro, Randall D. Cooper, A. Tichter, A. Morris, B. Wolfe, D. Yealy, K. Ballman, K. O’Connor, Olga Owens, T. Diflo, Alyssa Hayward, L. Hayes, J. Patton, Hikmatullah Arif, Laura Hennessey, E. Wolff, F. Farjah, Kelsey M. Pullar, B. Faine, Cathy Fairfield, D. Skeete, D. Lew, K. Bernardi, N. Dhanani, O. Olavarria, S. Marquez, T. Ko, Vance Y. Sohn, Alan G. Jones, Deepti Patki, M. Kutcher, Rebekah K. Peacock, B. Chung, D. Carter, David Mackenzie, D. Burris, Joseph Mack, Terilee Gerry, Emily E. Anderson, D. A. Campbell, F. Fleming, D. Hoyt, J. J. Tepas, R. Whitten, Sreyram Kuy, Daniel S. Lessler, J. Maggi, K. Pierce, M. Melis, M. Abouzeid, Paresh Shah, P. Sinha, W. Chiang, A. Rushing, Steven K. Steinberg, Elliott Skopin, Heather VanDusen, K. Deeney, M. Guiden, Meridith Weiss, Miriam Hernandez, B. Tudor, Careen S Foster, Shaina Schaetzel, Dayna Morgan, J. Tschirhart, J. Wallick, K. Mandell, Ryan Martinez, S. Wells, Brant A. Putnam, Dennis Kim, Erin C. Howell, L. Spence, R. Fleischman, D. Saltzman, D. Mireles, Formosa Chen, G. Moran, Kavitha Pathmarajah, Lisandra Uribe, P. Schmit, R. Bennion, Cindy Hsu, K. Raghavendran, Nathan Haas, Norman Olbrich, P. Park, A. Sabbatini, Daniel Kim, Estel Williams, K. Horvath, Zoe Parr, K. Miller, K. Moser, A. Wiebusch, Julianna T Yu, Scott Osborn, B. Johnsson, L. Mount, R. Winchell, Sunday Clark, Sarah E. Monsell, E. Voldal, G. Davidson, Katherine N. Fischkoff, Natasha L Coleman, B. Bizzell, T. Price, M. Narayan, Nicole F. Siparsky, Callie M. Thompson, P. Ayoung-Chee, S. Odom, Sabrina E. Sanchez, F. T. Drake, Jeffrey Johnson, J. Cuschieri, H. Evans, M. Liang, Karen McGrane, Q. Hatch, Jesse Victory, J. Wisler, M. Salzberg, L. Ferrigno, A. Kaji, D. DeUgarte, M. Gibbons, Hasan B. Alam, J. Scott, L. Kao, W. Self, R. Winchell, Cassandra M Villegas, D. Talan, L. Kessler, D. Lavallee, A. Krishnadasan, Sarah O Lawrence, B. Comstock, Erin Fannon, D. Flum, P. Heagerty   +144 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Defining the treatment strategy for uncomplicated appendicitis based on patient satisfaction feedback: A cross-sectional study

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2022
Background: Two surgical strategies are available for appendicitis: emergency laparoscopic appendectomy and interval laparoscopic appendectomy. However, timing of surgical intervention remains debatable.
Kyota Tatsuta, Shinichiro Miyazaki, Masahito Ogiku, Takashi Harada, Nishiwaki Yoshiro   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of age at appendectomy on development of type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
AIM:Diabetes is a complex metabolic disease characterized by chronic low-grade inflammation in which genetic and environmental factors are involved.
Yang-Ming Lee, Chew-Teng Kor, Diko Zhou, Hsueh-Chou Lai, Chia-Chu Chang, Wen-Lung Ma   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

MINILAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY [PDF]

ABCD. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva (São Paulo), 2016
Background: Minilaparoscopy is considered one of the minimally invasive options available for acute appendicitis treatment, although not always employed in less complexity public health services. Aim: Report surgical outcomes of minilaparoscopy use in acute appendicitis treatment. Method : The study included 21 patients undergoing minilaparoscopic
COLETTA, Lúcio Américo Della, GIL, Bruno Ziade, ZANATTO, Renato Morato   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Comparative study of Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Open Appendectomy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South Karnataka, India [PDF]

International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2012
Introduction: Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen and appendectomy is the treatment of choice, which can be done either by open or laparoscopic approach.
Sunil Kumar B.B, Basavaprabhu Achappa, Soundarya Mahalingam   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2020
BACKGROUND Antibiotic therapy has been proposed as an alternative to surgery for the treatment of appendicitis. METHODS We conducted a pragmatic, nonblinded, noninferiority, randomized trial comparing antibiotic therapy (10-day course) with ...
Coda Collaborative, D. Flum, G. Davidson, Sarah E. Monsell, N. Shapiro, S. Odom, Sabrina E. Sanchez, F. T. Drake, Katherine N. Fischkoff, Jeffrey Johnson, J. Patton, H. Evans, J. Cuschieri, A. Sabbatini, B. Faine, D. Skeete, M. Liang, Vance Y. Sohn, Karen McGrane, M. Kutcher, B. Chung, D. Carter, P. Ayoung-Chee, W. Chiang, A. Rushing, S. Steinberg, Careen S Foster, Shaina Schaetzel, T. Price, K. Mandell, L. Ferrigno, M. Salzberg, D. DeUgarte, A. Kaji, G. Moran, D. Saltzman, H. Alam, P. Park, L. Kao, Callie M. Thompson, W. Self, Julianna T Yu, A. Wiebusch, R. Winchell, S. Clark, A. Krishnadasan, Erin Fannon, D. Lavallee, B. Comstock, B. Bizzell, P. Heagerty, L. Kessler, D. Talan   +52 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparison of intra-abdominal abscess formation after laparoscopic and open appendectomy for complicated and uncomplicated appendicitis: a retrospective study

Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques, 2021
Introduction Acute appendicitis (AA) is one of the most common causes of acute abdominal pain seen in emergency departments and appendectomy has been the preferred treatment of this disease for decades.
Francesk Mulita, K. Plachouri, E. Liolis, D. Kehagias, I. Kehagias   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy in complicated appendicitis in children: a single center study

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2020
Background Acute complicated appendicitis is a common abdominal emergency in children. Unlike simple appendicitis, laparoscopic appendectomy has not been considered yet the first choice in management of complicated appendicitis.
Mohammad Seqsaqa, Ahmed Ezzat Rozeik, Mohammed Khalifa, Hazem Nour Abdellatif Ashri   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source