| 摘要 |
Background: Although laparoscopic appendectomy is the criterion-standard treatment method for acute appendicitis, the decision on
laparoscopic or conventional technique is usually made according to individual perspectives. The reasons affecting this individual point of
view include whether the disease is complicated, the infrastructure of the hospital, the patient's comorbid factors, and previous
intra-abdominal operations. This cross-sectional retrospective study aimed to evaluate the safety of laparoscopic appendectomy in patients
with a possible diagnosis of “appendicitis” in patients who had undergone previous abdominal surgery.
Methods: Patients who were operated on with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in our clinic between March 2021 and March 2022
were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were grouped as those with a history of abdominal surgery (group 1) and without (group 2). In addition,
demographic data of the patients (age, sex), body mass index, presence of comorbid disease, history of abdominal surgery, operation
time, rate of conversion to open surgery, postoperative hospital stay, complications, and radiological and pathological appendix size
were recorded.
Results: A total of 181 patients were included in the study. Themean age was 32.51 ± 15.89 years. Seventy (38.7%) of the patientswere
female, and 111 (61.3%) were male. Thirty-four patients (18.8%) were in group 1, and 111 patients (81.2%) were in group 2. The mean
age, body mass index, and operation time in group 1 were statistically higher than in group 2 (P < 0.001). However, there was no difference
between the groups regarding postoperative hospital stay, radiological and pathological appendix size, conversion to open surgery, and
presence and severity of complications (P > 0.05).
Conclusion: In line with the data the authors have shown in their study, a laparoscopic appendectomy can be performed safely in patients
who have undergone abdominal surgery. Therefore, surgeons should not stray from a laparoscopic appendectomy when they see
an abdominal incision. |
