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ArticleAdvances in therapy2018

Mini-Incision Open Appendectomy with Incision Skin Tissue Retractor vs. Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Retrospective Study of the Management of Child Acute Appendicitis.

Xian-Ling Li, Qin-Ming Zhang, Wei-Ping Zhang, Ting-Ting Liu

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Xian-Ling LiDepartment of Surgery, National Children's Medical Center, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100045, China.
Qin-Ming ZhangDepartment of Surgery, Beijing United Family Hospital, Beijing, 100015, China.
Wei-Ping ZhangDepartment of Surgery, National Children's Medical Center, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100045, China. lixianling_1808@163.com.
Ting-Ting LiuDepartment of Surgery, National Children's Medical Center, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100045, China.
Beijing Children’s Hospital · CNBeijing United Family Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CN

Funding

The Beijing hospital authority"yangfan plan": pediatric urology ZYLX201709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThis study aims to compare the clinical effects of an incision skin tissue retractor for mini-incision open appendectomy and laparoscopic surgery for pediatric appendicitis.

methodsFrom January 2014 to July 2017, a total of 248 patients were included in the present study. Laparoscopic appendectomy was performed for 108 cases (LA group), and mini-incision open appendectomy with an incision skin tissue retractor was performed for 140 cases (MOA-ISTR group). Then, medical history, age, gender, operative duration, amount of bleeding during the operation, the determination of whether or not the appendix was perforated during the operation, hospitalization days, total cost of hospitalization, and complications after the operation (incision infection or intestinal obstruction) were compared. The SPSS 20.0 software package was used for the statistical analysis.

resultsThere were no statistically significant differences in history, age, gender, perioperative perforation of the appendix, postoperative hospital stay and postoperative complications (incisional infection or intestinal obstruction, P  > 0.05). However, the values for duration of surgery, intraoperative blood loss and total hospitalization expense were smaller, when compared with the LA group (P  < 0.05).

conclusionMini-incision open appendectomy with an incision skin tissue retractor has similar efficacy and incision appearance when compared with laparoscopic appendectomy. Furthermore, this approach leads to shorter operation time, less intraoperative blood loss and less hospitalization time, and is more convenient, especially for perforated appendicitis. Moreover, it can be widely used for pediatric appendicitis, and is more suitable for doctors who are not skilled in basic hospitals and laparoscopy.

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Acute DiseaseAppendectomyAppendicitisChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLaparoscopyLength of StayMaleMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresOperative TimePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesAppendicitisIncision skin tissue retractorLaparoscopic surgeryMini-incision open appendectomy

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