Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2016

Laparoscopic appendicectomy– study of 25 cases Contributors

Dr Samir Ray, Dr Manthan Patel, Dr Hiren Parmar

Abstract :

 Background: Appendicitis is one of the commonest disease faced by the surgeon. Appendectomy is one of the commonest surgery done by any General Surgeon today. Until the close of the 19th century appendicitis remained unrecognised. During recent years the mortality from appendicitis has been falling. This is mainly because of the increased awareness, availability of medical facilities, better antibiotics and early recognition of the disease. Laparoscopy is an excellent aid in diagnosis and laparoscopic appendectomy can be performed easily. Many studies have firmly proved that laparoscopic appendectomy is associated with less post–operative pain, short hospital stay, faster recovery, less post–operative complication, cost effective and good cosmesis and thus it is gradually becoming preferable choice amongst patients. Material and methods: The study was conducted on 25 patients who all underwent clinical examination and were subject to the routine examination and were diagnosed for appendicitis. All patients underwent laparoscopic operation for removal of appendix. The aims of this study are as follows:To study cases of planned laparoscopic appendectomy in terms of technique,To study advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy in terms of hospital stay, cost, patient compliance and morbidity, To evaluate different methods of dealing mesoappendix as well as appendix, To evaluate complication rate in laparoscopic appendectomy. Results: Appendicitis can occur at any age. In this study, it was common during the 2nd and 3rd decade of life. Appendicitis is more common in male but in this study female predominates by 70%. Rt. Lower abdominal pain is the commonest symptom but fever is found only in 8% of the cases. The duration of surgery in most of patients were less than 1 hour. In 84% of patients, the hospital stay was less than 3 days. Conclusion: Laparoscopic appendectomy is a very useful technique for reducing hospital stay and complications. With better and regular training in minimal access surgery and better ergonomics now available, the time has arrived for it to take its place in every surgeon’s repertoire.

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Dr Samir Ray, Dr Manthan Patel, Dr Hiren Parmar Laparoscopic Appendicectomy- Study of 25 Cases Contributors International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 2 February 2016

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