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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Surgical Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Acute appendicitis is a leading cause of acute abdomen in children.
  • Complications following appendectomy necessitate further surgical intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the causes and outcomes of surgical complications after appendectomy.
  • To evaluate the surgical approaches for managing appendectomy complications.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of appendectomies across three institutions (2015-2019).
  • Data collected included complications, re-interventions, operative findings (AAST classification), and surgical techniques.
  • Analysis of factors influencing re-intervention risk and choice of surgical approach.

Main Results:

  • 3,698 appendectomies were performed; 2.05% required re-intervention.
  • Advanced appendicitis (AAST grades II-V) significantly increased re-intervention risk (OR: 12.52).
  • Minimally invasive approaches were favored for re-interventions (50/76 cases).

Conclusions:

  • Re-intervention rates are higher in cases of advanced appendicitis.
  • Minimally invasive surgery is the preferred method for re-operations following appendectomy.