2002
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-33241
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Laparoscopic Appendicectomy: Review of 331 Cases over 7 Years, in a Saudi Arabian Hospital

Abstract: Laparoscopic appendicectomy is a safe procedure with low morbidity. It is advantageous in obese patients, patients with other pathology, and patients with an unusual position of the appendix, and it has a low infection rate.

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“…12 Women, obese patients and patients with multiple medical problems may also benefit from a laparoscopic procedure. 13,14 Our data suggests there may be a higher percentage of infectious complications, specifically the postoperative wound infection rate, in the LA group when compared to the OA group. It should be noted that 2 of the 5 wound infections that occurred in our LA group were in cases that were converted to OA.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…12 Women, obese patients and patients with multiple medical problems may also benefit from a laparoscopic procedure. 13,14 Our data suggests there may be a higher percentage of infectious complications, specifically the postoperative wound infection rate, in the LA group when compared to the OA group. It should be noted that 2 of the 5 wound infections that occurred in our LA group were in cases that were converted to OA.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…Primeiramente, foram selecionados 24 trabalhos e mediante a exclusão de estudos que não tratavam sobre o presente tema, obtiveram-se 15 trabalhos para a leitura. Contudo, outras pesquisas descrevem sua topografia de maneira divergente dos supracitados: retrocecal (65,3%), pélvica (31%), subcecal (2,3%), pré-ileal, bolsa lateral, mesocelíaca, lateral esquerda, intra-hérnia, lombar (1%) e pós-ileal (0,4 %) (TUCKER et al, 2002). Portanto, existem divergências entre os estudos que podem ser decorrentes de amostras desiguais, por exemplo.…”
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