Female appendicectomy – Later and longer?

Dying later, surviving longer.

Most children who die in the UK have an underlying chronic illness, and the majority of these deaths take place in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The overall community burden of paediatric chronic illness is increasing as the population expands and as children with chronic conditions live longer. Improvements in public health measures, and in the recognition and management of paediatr...

Appendicitis and Appendicectomy

Negative appendicectomy and perforation rates after laparoscopic appendicectomy

1Department of Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery and Transplantation, University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland, 2University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and 3Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina, USA Correspondence to: Professor U. Güller, Department of Surgery, Division of Visceral Surgery and Transplantation, University of Be...

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Appendagitis following Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Appendagitis is an uncommon clinical entity, often not recognised, and mistaken for more serious infective conditions. We describe a proven case of appendagitis which occurred after confirmed appendicitis. We postulate that this condition can coexist with appendicitis and indeed may be the result of coinflammation. This has several implications. Firstly, clinicians must retain an index of suspi...