IS INTRAABDOMINAL DRAINAGE NECESSARY AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY?

Hematocele After Laparoscopic Appendectomy

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic appendectomy is one of the most common laparoscopic surgeries performed. We report an unusual complication of hematocele after laparoscopic appendectomy. CASE DESCRIPTION A 48-y-old male presented with swelling and discomfort in his right scrotum 11 d after he underwent laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Before the surgery, he had no scrotal swelling or ...

Midgut volvulus after laparoscopic appendectomy.

The authors report a case of a 13-year old child who was submitted to a laparoscopic appendectomy and developed, during the postoperative period, an intestinal obstruction caused by small bowel volvulus in the absence of a congenital malrotation.

Cecal Volvulus Occurring After Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Less than 2% of cases of intestinal obstruction in adults is caused by cecal volvulus. Although recent abdominal surgery has been implicated, no previous case of cecal volvulus has been reported after laparoscopic appendectomy.

Acceptable outcome after laparoscopic appendectomy in children.

INTRODUCTION An increasing proportion of childhood -appendicitis is being treated with laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). We wanted to elucidate the outcome of childhood appendicitis treated primarily by residents in a university hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS All children (age<16 years) with appendectomy treated surgically in our department between January 2006 and January 2011 were identified ...

Laparoscopic Appendectomy