ArticleSurgical endoscopy2014
Minilaparoscopic appendectomy using a new spiral needle.
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- Laparoscopic appendicectomy without the use of disposable materials - a low-cost alternative - 1,552 cases operated in 20 years.Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes · 2022Article
- Development of a Two Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy Technique at a Rural Hospital.Minimally invasive surgery · 2019Article
- Single-Port Laparoscopic Interval Appendectomy for Perforated Appendicitis With a Periappendiceal Abscess.Annals of coloproctology · 2016Article
- Three port laparoscopic appendectomy technique with low cost and aesthetic advantage.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundAcute appendicitis is the most frequent abdominal disease and requires urgent surgery. At the present time, laparoscopic appendectomy is a well-accepted emergency procedure at most centers. In this study, we used a new spiral needle to facilitate the procedure, making it easy, minimally invasive, and cost effective.
methodsThe study included 70 patients of both sexes with acute appendicitis that was treated by laparoscopic appendectomy using a new spiral needle. These cases were treated at the General Surgery Department, Zagazig University, Egypt, from May 2012 to August 2013. In the procedure we used only two ports (a 10-mm port directly below the umbilicus for the camera and a 5-mm port at the left iliac fossa at the midclavicular line). The new spiral needle was used to hold the appendix during the procedure and was inserted into the right iliac fossa depending on the site of the appendix.
resultsThe mean age of the patients was 27.3 years, mean operative time was 40 min, and mean hospital stay was 1.3 days. Ten patients (14%) had minimal bleeding at the site of needle passage into the mesoappendix. Wound infection at the site of umbilical port occurred in four patients (5.7%) postoperatively.
conclusionLaparoscopic appendectomy using our new spiral needle is easy, minimally invasive, and cost effective.
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