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Mini-laparoscopic versus laparoscopic approach to appendectomy

BMC Surgery, 2001
Background The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the feasibility of using 2-mm laparoscopic instruments to perform an appendectomy in patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis and compare the outcome of this mini-laparoscopic or ...
Kercher Kent W, Sing Ronald F, Matthews Brent D, Mostafa Gamal, Heniford B Todd   +4 more
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Evidence-based surgery for laparoscopic appendectomy: A stepwise systematic review

Surgery Open Science, 2021
Introduction: Appendectomy is a common emergency surgery performed globally. Despite the frequency of laparoscopic appendectomy, consensus does not exist on the best way to perform each procedural step.
Kovi E. Bessoff, MD, PhD, Jeff Choi, MD, Christopher J. Wolff, MD, Aditi Kashikar, MBBS, Garrison M. Carlos, MD, Luke Caddell, MD, Rida I. Khan, Christopher D. Stave, MLS, David A. Spain, MD, Joseph D. Forrester, MD, MSc   +9 more
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CT Versus Ultrasound in Young Women With Right Iliac Fossa Pain: A Single‐Centre Retrospective Study

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
In young women with right iliac fossa pain, CTs have a higher positive predictive value for appendicitis than ultrasounds. They also correlate better with raised inflammatory markers. CT could reduce the rate of unnecessary appendicectomies in young women in those without clear clinical signs and symptoms.
Anna Pathak, Xinyue Jiang, Jedrzej J. Jaworski, Mohamed Shams, Phill Pearce   +4 more
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Time to Confirmed Completion of Bowel Preparation as a Preprocedural Indicator of Colonoscope Insertion Difficulty: A Prospective Observational Study

DEN Open, Volume 7, Issue 1, April 2027.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Runway time, defined as the interval between completion of polyethylene glycol ingestion and the start of colonoscopy, has been studied as a determinant of bowel cleansing quality. However, whether the bowel preparation course itself is associated with colonoscope insertion difficulty remains unclear.
Kazuki Horiuchi, Yusuke Ishibashi, Hiroki Ueda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic appendectomy in children

Saudi Medical Journal, 2005
OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is rapidly becoming an alternative to open appendectomy for the treatment of appendicitis in children. We examined the efficacy, safety and complications of performing LA in children. METHODS: This is a critical review of the children who underwent LA between January 1999 and May 2003 at King Khalid University ...
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Chronic Granulomatous Peritonitis From Recurrent Bilateral Ovarian Mature Cystic Teratomas Masquerade as Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Although rare, ruptured mature cystic teratoma (MCT) can cause chronic granulomatous peritonitis that mimics peritoneal carcinomatosis. In patients with a history of cystectomy for MCT, careful clinicoradiologic and histopathologic correlation is essential to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary aggressive treatment.
Zohre Sadeghian, Joel Cardenas, Kirill Lyapichev, Albert Parlade, Elvia Goez‐Gutierrez, Amir Behdad, Esther Yoon   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Laparoscopic Appendectomy Recommended in Perforated Appendicitis?

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To compare Open Appendectomy and Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the treatment of perforated Appendicitis. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Yasir Arfat, Isma Rauf, Muhammad Younus Awan, Rabea Al Hassan, Adnan Rauf, Muhammad Nafe Bin Tahir   +5 more
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Laparoscopic-assisted Appendectomy in Children with Uncomplicated Appendicitis

The Annals of African Surgery, 2021
Background: Acute appendicitis is one of the common surgical emergencies in the pediatric population. In 1990, laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy was used in children for the first time.
Saeed Al Hindi, Husain Al Aradi, Mohamed Mubarak, Noor AlHashimi   +3 more
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Pediatric Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review From Sudan

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2026.
ABSTRACT A 10‐year‐old Sudanese boy with chronic bilious vomiting, cachexia, and scaphoid abdomen was diagnosed with Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome (SMAS) via CT angiography. After failed conservative management, side‐to‐side duodenojejunostomy resolved symptoms.
Alaa Yousif Yagoob Mohammed, Ismael Mohammed Saeed Ali, Adli Khalil Abdulrahman, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Abdelrahman, Doaa Ali Abubaker Ahmed, Amina Alfatih Idris Hajhamd, Ahmed Alshafei Elmahi Ahmed   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic Appendectomy

, 2022
AbstractAppedicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. Traditionally it has been treated by doing open surgery. However, with the advent of minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic appendectomy has been gaining popularity. Laparoscopic appendectomy has several advantages over the open appendectomy like faster recovery and lesser post ...
Michael M. Lawenko, Eva Lourdes Sta Clara   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source