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Laparoscopic appendicectomy.
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.
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.
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