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Med Arch. 2010; 64(3): 147-150


Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Treatment of Acute Appendicitis

Anhel Koluh, Samir Delibegovic, Sefik Hasukic, Velimir Valjan, Ferid Latic.




Abstract

Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has many advantages over the classic appendectomy (CA), but this method has not been accepted yet in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Therefore, we attempted controlled randomized study in order to compare classic appendectomy with laparoscopic appendectomy and confirm eventual advantages of caring base of appendix with hem-o-lok clips regarding ordinary accepted endoloop method during laparoscopic appendectomy. Methods: In this prospective study 120 patients were involved which are divided into two groups. In group I, 60 patients were operated with classic method, and group II was divided into two subgroups; 30 patients were operated with laparoscopic method in which the base of appendix was cared by double endo-loop method and 30 patients were operated by plastic non-resorptive hem-o-lok clip. During this study the time duration of operation was measured, the duration of application of hem-olok and endo-loop, postoperative analgesia, the duration of hospitalization, intra-operative complications, anatomic position of appendix, appendicitis, and postoperative complications. Results: The results of the study showed that laparoscopic appendectomy is shorter in duration if compared to the classical appendectomy with statistical significance p0,148) while there is positive statistical significance between LAH and CA (p

Key words: laparoscopic appendectomy, acute appendix, classic appendectomy.






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