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Laparoscopic appendicectomy
V Charoonratana1, S Chansawang, T Maipang
1Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
Objective:
To assess the feasibility and morbidity of laparoscopic appendicectomy.
Design:
Open study.
Setting:
Songklanagarind Hospital, Songkla, Thailand.
Subjects:
31 consecutive patients who presented with a clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
Interventions:
Laparoscopic appendicectomy through three abdominal punctures.
Main Outcome Measures:
Duration of operation, amount of analgesia, length of stay in hospital, and morbidity.
Results:
Mean duration of operation was 47 minutes, median (range) length of stay in hospital was 2 (1-5) days, and there were no complications during or after the operation.
Conclusion:
Laparoscopic appendicectomy is safe, the stay in hospital is short, patients recover quickly, with little pain and the cosmetic result is good.