BACKGROUND: Appendicectomy for acute appendicitis is the commonest emergency surgical operation. With widespread acceptance of minimal access surgery most appendicectomies are now performed laparoscopically. AIMS: The aim of this study was to assess whether the rate of normal appendicectomy has changed following the introduction of laparoscopic techniques in our institution. METHODS: A retrospective study of patients having emergency appendicectomies over a 1-year period (2005) in a large teaching hospital was undertaken. RESULTS: A comparison of data was made from a prior study performed at the same hospital in 1988. 196 adult patients underwent appendectomies during this period. The normal appendectomy rate was 10.2% compared to 22.8% in the previous study. This rate was twice as high in women of reproductive age as compared to men. CONCLUSION: There has been widespread uptake of laparoscopic appendectomy in our hospital. This technique has reduced the rate of histologically normal appendicectomies due to intra-operative visualization of the appendix.
BACKGROUND: Appendicectomy for acute appendicitis is the commonest emergency surgical operation. With widespread acceptance of minimal access surgery most appendicectomies are now performed laparoscopically. AIMS: The aim of this study was to assess whether the rate of normal appendicectomy has changed following the introduction of laparoscopic techniques in our institution. METHODS: A retrospective study of patients having emergency appendicectomies over a 1-year period (2005) in a large teaching hospital was undertaken. RESULTS: A comparison of data was made from a prior study performed at the same hospital in 1988. 196 adult patients underwent appendectomies during this period. The normal appendectomy rate was 10.2% compared to 22.8% in the previous study. This rate was twice as high in women of reproductive age as compared to men. CONCLUSION: There has been widespread uptake of laparoscopic appendectomy in our hospital. This technique has reduced the rate of histologically normal appendicectomies due to intra-operative visualization of the appendix.
Authors: Ninh T Nguyen; Kambiz Zainabadi; Shahrazad Mavandadi; Mahbod Paya; C Melinda Stevens; Jeffrey Root; Samuel E Wilson Journal: Am J Surg Date: 2004-12 Impact factor: 2.565
Authors: Lindsay A Bliss; Catherine J Yang; Tara S Kent; Sing Chau Ng; Jonathan F Critchlow; Jennifer F Tseng Journal: Surg Endosc Date: 2014-10-08 Impact factor: 4.584