By comparing the content of albumin and retinol-binding protein in patients with acute appendicitis before after surgery, effect these two visceral proteins on patients' wounds was reviewed. In addition, use enteral nutrition therapy, anterior compared, postoperative recovery explored. Methods: A review 100 treated First People's Hospital Yichang City, China Three Gorges University from June 20...

BACKGROUND No data currently exist about use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) among patients undergoing appendectomy in Thailand. We therefore examined risk factors, use, and efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics for surgical site infection SSI among patients with uncomplicated open appendectomy. METHODS From July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 we conducted a prospective coho...

BACKGROUND Stump appendicitis is defined by the recurrent inflammation of the residual appendix after the appendix has been only partially removed during an appendectomy for appendicitis. Forty-eight cases of stump appendicitis were identified in the English literature. DATABASE The institutional CPT codes were evaluated for multiple hits of the appendectomy code, yielding a total of 3 patien...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the outcomes of routine laparoscopy and laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) in patients with suspected appendicitis. This is a retrospective study of the outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic appendectomy compared with outcomes for patients undergoing open appendectomy (OA) during the time that LA came into use. METHOD Results of patients managed with routine laparosc...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness and adverse event rates of early vs interval appendectomy in children with perforated appendicitis. DESIGN Nonblinded randomized trial. SETTING A tertiary-referral urban children's hospital. PATIENTS A total of 131 patients younger than 18 years with a preoperative diagnosis of perforated appendicitis. INTERVENTIONS Early appendectomy (within 24 ho...

NOTES can also be performed as a hybrid procedure in conjunction with conventional transabdominal ports. Closely related to NOTES is the development of procedures performed through a solitary small transabdominal incision. These procedures have been referred to as single-port access surgery, single-port laparoscopy surgery, single-incision laparoscopy surgery (SILS), or laparoendoscopic single-...

Stump appendicitis is an acute inflammation of remnant appendix, a rare complication of incomplete appendectomy. It may present as acute abdomen with history of appendectomy, which may cause delay in diagnosis. Therefore, incomplete appendectomy should be considered as a differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in patients with medical history of appendectomy. The present case is one of stump ap...

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of acute abdomen. It may occur from the time of infancy to old age, but the peak age of incidence is in the second and third decades of life. The diagnosis is based on a careful history and physical examination. In patients who have atypical clinical and laboratory findings, US, CT, MRI, a scoring system and laparoscopy can be used. Laparoscop...

BACKGROUND Appendicitis is one of the most frequent acute surgical conditions of the abdomen, and appendectomy is one of the most commonly performed operations in the world. However, epidemiological data on appendicitis have not been reported for South Korean or East Asian populations. METHODS We analyzed the epidemiological features and lifetime risk of appendicitis and appendectomy in South...