B G Wolff1. 1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Incidental surgery is a common occurrence in abdominal operations. This article is a review of recent publications on the safety and efficacy of such secondary procedures. METHODS: A recent review of the literature as well as incorporation of some original data were conducted. RESULTS: Incidental surgery is safe, but the indication should be clear in the surgeon's mind, including epidemiologic risk of disease in such organs as the gallbladder and appendix. CONCLUSION: Factors that must be included into a decision to perform incidental surgery should be the age and general health of the patient, prognosis, setting of the original operation (emergency vs. nonemergency), and epidemiologic risk of disease when incidental surgery is performed prophylactically.
PURPOSE: Incidental surgery is a common occurrence in abdominal operations. This article is a review of recent publications on the safety and efficacy of such secondary procedures. METHODS: A recent review of the literature as well as incorporation of some original data were conducted. RESULTS: Incidental surgery is safe, but the indication should be clear in the surgeon's mind, including epidemiologic risk of disease in such organs as the gallbladder and appendix. CONCLUSION: Factors that must be included into a decision to perform incidental surgery should be the age and general health of the patient, prognosis, setting of the original operation (emergency vs. nonemergency), and epidemiologic risk of disease when incidental surgery is performed prophylactically.
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Authors: Marco Farsi; Marco Bernini; Lapo Bencini; Egidio Miranda; Roberto Manetti; Giovanni de Manzoni; Giuseppe Verlato; Daniele Marrelli; Corrado Pedrazzani; Francesco Roviello; Alberto Marchet; Luigi Cristadoro; Leonardo Gerard; Renato Moretti Journal: Trials Date: 2009-05-15 Impact factor: 2.279