ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences
Comparison of Laparoscopic Appendectomy with open appendectomy in Treating Children with Appendicitis.
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- Impact of surgical site infection after open and laparoscopic surgery among paediatric appendicitis patients: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- Surgical site infection after open and laparoscopic surgery in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2021Pooled it
- Laparoscopic versus open surgery for suspected appendicitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
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- Case report of open appendectomy in treating acute perforated appendicitis with necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal wall: A rare complication of a common disease.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- The role of a pediatric tertiary care center in avoiding collateral damage for children with acute appendicitis during the COVID-19 outbreak.Pediatric surgery international · 2020Article
- Acute appendicitis: should the laparoscopic approach be proposed as the gold standard? Six-year experience in an Emergency Surgery Unit.Il Giornale di chirurgiaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo analyze feasibility and curative effect of laparoscopic appendectomy in the treatment of pediatric appendicitis and compare it with open appendectomy.
methodsTwo hundred and sixty patients were selected for this study and randomly divided into open appendectomy group (130 cases) and laparoscopic appendectomy group (130 cases). Patients in open appendectomy group underwent traditional open appendectomy, while patients in laparoscopic appendectomy were treated with laparoscopic appendectomy. Incision length, blood loss during operation, duration of operation, time to leave bed, anus exhausting time, time to take food, catheter drainage time, urinary catheterization time, time of using antibiotics, use of pain killer and incidence of complications such as incision infection, residual abscess and intestinal obstruction were compared between two groups.
resultsWe found relevant indexes including length of incision, amount of bleeding and duration of operation in laparoscopic appendectomy group were better than open appendectomy group after surgery; and differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Indexes such as time to out of bed, time to take food, exhaust time, drainage time, catheterization time and application time and use of antibiotics in laparoscopic appendectomy group were all superior to open appendectomy group, and differences had statistical significance (P<0.05). Incidence of complications in laparoscopic appendectomy group was much lower than open appendectomy group and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).
conclusionLaparoscopic appendectomy has advantages of small trauma, sound curative effect, low incidence of complications and rapid recovery and can effectively relieve pain of children suffering from appendicitis. Hence it is worth promotion and should be preferred.
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