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Incidental appendectomy during urological surgery

I Leibovitch1, R G Rowland, B Goldwasser

  • 1Department of Urology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.

The Journal of Urology
|September 1, 1995
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery

Background:

  • Incidental appendectomy is a common procedure during abdominal surgeries.
  • Its prophylactic benefits and risks require careful evaluation in specific surgical contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the consequences of incidental appendectomy in two distinct urological surgery groups.
  • To determine the safety and complication rates associated with incidental appendectomy during cystectomy and retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective study of 147 patients undergoing cystectomy with urinary diversion (Group 1).
  • Retrospective study of 200 patients undergoing primary retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy (Group 2).
  • Comparison of infectious complication rates between patients with and without incidental appendectomy in each group.

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Main Results:

  • In Group 2 (retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy), infectious complications were significantly higher in patients with incidental appendectomy (9.6%) compared to those without (2.3%, p=0.032).
  • In Group 1 (cystectomy), no significant difference in infectious complications was observed between patients with (10.6%) and without (12.0%) incidental appendectomy (p=0.51).

Conclusions:

  • Incidental appendectomy is safe and can be performed during radical cystectomy and urinary diversion.
  • Incidental appendectomy is likely contraindicated in patients undergoing retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy for testicular cancer due to increased infectious complication risk.