Results of laparoscopic appendectomy in Al-Assad university hospital in Lattakia between 2010-2012


Abstract in English

Appendectomy is one most common procedure in emergency cases . laparoscopic surgery has many features and development which lead courageously to appendectomy by laparoscopic procedure. This study was conducted on 60 patients who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy at Al-Assad university hospital between 2014-2016. The average age of patients was 38 years – the proportion of meals was 58,3 % and females was 61,4 %. The mean surgical operation time was 105 minutes . Normal appendectomy proportion was 13,3 % . Acute appendectomy without perforation was 75 % . The proportion for gangrenous appendectomy with perforation was 11,6 % , The proportion for conversions to open surgery was 16,6 % . Post operation complications were as follows : wound infection : 6,66 % - intra abdominal abscess :5 % - Bowel obstruction :1,66 % . Analysis of the results revealed that the rates are within the internationally accepted rates . We concluded that this surgery is safe and has many features and a little complications . We recommend applying this surgery in our hospitals .

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