INTRODUCTION Abscess formation following appendectomy is well known, especially when complicated by perforation. Infectious complications are the most common. Intraabdominal abscess formation, Pelvic abscess and wound infection are the most common sites of infection. Scrotal abscess following acute perforated appendicitis is very rare. CASES PRESENTATION We report two cases of scrotal abscess...

BACKGROUND The rate of wound infection after appendectomy without antibiotic prophylaxis is 10%-30%. The role of prophylactic antibiotic therapy in nonperforated appendicitis is still controversial. Metronidazole is against anaerobic organisms and its bioavailability after oral and parenteral administration has been shown to be similar. The objective of the present study is to compare the infec...

BACKGROUND Appendectomy intra-abdominal is the most frequently performed emergency surgery. This study was conducted to determine the role of postoperative antibiotics in reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) and abscess formation after open appendectomy. METHODS In the Department of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol, Iran, from October 2013 to October 2014 one hundred and fifty two...

BACKGROUND Randomized studies demonstrate that laparoscopic appendectomy yields better results compared with open techniques. We sought to identify factors that determine an extended hospital stay among patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy. METHODS This was a prospective study including 669 patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy. We analyzed variables that can predict the leng...

The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the safety and benefits of laparoscopic appendectomy performed by a single surgeon at a university hospital and compare the results with other similar studies. The medical records of 113 patients with suspected appendicitis who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy (January 2003 to December 2004) were analyzed for demographic information, clinic...

Background: Emergency appendectomy is among the most common emergency surgical procedures performed worldwide. The current study looks at local data on how appendectomies are in a district general hospital England. Aim: aim of was to assess state practice single center UK and compare with international appendicectomy. Methods: A center, retrospective between May 2018 October 2019. Data collecte...

BACKGROUND Stump appendicitis is a delayed complication of appendectomy. It is rare and few cases reported in the paediatric literature. The authors report on another case in a child and focus on the diagnostic peculiarities of this entity. CASE A 9-year-old boy with previous history of open appendectomy was admitted for a right lower quadrant pain with bilious vomiting and fever. Physical ex...

Minimally invasive surgery is being widely accepted in various fields of surgery. Although several appendectomy techniques have been reported but, there is no standardization. We report here the experiences of transumbilical endoscopic appendectomy in humans. Between July 2008 and September 2010, ten patients with appendicitis successfully underwent transumbilical endoscopic appendectomies. The...

HYPOTHESIS Outcomes of laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) will be similar to open appendectomy (OA) in children of all ages. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using discharge abstract data. SETTING Twelve regional hospitals in Southern California. PATIENTS Seven thousand six hundred fifty patients underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis (LA = 3551, OA = 4099). INTERVENTION Laparoscopi...