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[Should drainage be performed in perforated appendicitis?]
Helvetica Chirurgica Acta
|December 1, 1979
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Intraperitoneal drainage is unnecessary for perforated appendicitis in pediatric and adult patients. This follow-up study shows favorable outcomes without drainage, supporting existing research on perforated appendicitis management.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Surgery
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Surgical Outcomes
Abstract:
During a follow-up study we examined 85 patients (34 children) with perforated appendicitis. The operating procedure is shortly sketched. The very favourable early and late results of our patients confirm the findings of other authors [2, 4, 5] that an intraperitoneal drainage is unnecessary in patients with perforated appendicitis. We take a thick Penrose drain for any abscess within a capsule.