OBJECTIVE This retrospective observational report analyzes the demographics, blood loss, length of surgical duration, number of days in the hospital, and complications for 821 consecutive patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy over a 11-year period stratified by incidental appendectomy. METHODS A retrospective chart abstraction was performed. ANOVA and chi-square tests were perfo...

Acute appendicitis is the most common etiology of the acute abdomen, generally requiring urgent surgical intervention. The lifetime incidence of acute appendicitis is approximate 7%. In 1886, Fitz described the natural course of appendicitis. He began advocating early appendectomy to prevent perforation with subsequent complications of sepsis, shock and potential mortality. In 1894 McBurney int...

INTRODUCTION An increasing proportion of childhood -appendicitis is being treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). We wanted to elucidate the outcome of childhood appendicitis treated primarily by residents in a university hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS All children (age<16 years) with appendectomy treated surgically in our department between January 2006 and January 2011 were identified ...

Transversus abdominis plane block (TAP) has been shown to produce effective pain relief following lower abdominal surgeries but is yet to be routinized in different type of surgeries including appendectomy. The main risk of visceral injury can be logically avoided when the block is performed with the abdomen open using landmark technique in the absence of ultrasound guidance. Objective To asses...

Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the most common general surgical emergency. Appendicectomy treatment of choice for acute and commonly performed emergency abdominal operation. Open appendectomy found safe effective operation with low morbidity but to be associated post operative pain, wound infection complications like intestinal obstruction which may delay recovery. Laparoscopic emerged as ...

BACKGROUND Appendectomy for appendicitis is a common operation that is performed by most general surgeons. Despite the large number of appendectomies, numerous management controversies continue. METHODS Review of the pertinent English language literature. RESULTS Controversy persists regarding the use of imaging studies for diagnosis, laparoscopic vs. open surgical methods, nonoperative man...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Single-incision laparoscopic surgery is becoming more widely used, but few combined procedures have been reported. Herein we share our experience with single-incision laparoscopic combined cholecystectomy and appendectomy. METHODS We reviewed data from 26 patients who underwent single-incision laparoscopic combined cholecystectomy and appendectomy between May 1, 2009...

Appendectomy is one of the most frequently performed operative procedures in general surgery departments of every size and category. Laparoscopic Appendectomy - LA - as compared to Open Appendectomy - OA - was very controversial at first but has found increasing acceptance all over the World, although the percentage of its acceptance is different in the various single National setting. Various ...

Vermiform appendix torsion is rare, and even more uncommon is the volvulus of appendiceal mucinous tumors. To our knowledge, only nine cases of torsion of the vermiform appendix associated with appendiceal mucinous neoplasms have been reported up to date. We report a case of secondary torsion of the vermiform appendix with mucinous cystadenoma in a 30-year-old man. The symptoms were consistent ...