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. 2016 Mar-Apr;32(2):299-304.
doi: 10.12669/pjms.322.9082.

Comparison of Laparoscopic Appendectomy with open appendectomy in Treating Children with Appendicitis

Guoqing Yu  1 , Aihua Han  2 , Wenjuan Wang  3
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Appendectomy with open appendectomy in Treating Children with Appendicitis

Guoqing Yu et al. Pak J Med Sci. 2016 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Objective: To analyze feasibility and curative effect of laparoscopic appendectomy in the treatment of pediatric appendicitis and compare it with open appendectomy.

Methods: Two hundred and sixty patients were selected for this study and randomly divided into open appendectomy group (130 cases) and laparoscopic appendectomy group (130 cases). Patients in open appendectomy group underwent traditional open appendectomy, while patients in laparoscopic appendectomy were treated with laparoscopic appendectomy. Incision length, blood loss during operation, duration of operation, time to leave bed, anus exhausting time, time to take food, catheter drainage time, urinary catheterization time, time of using antibiotics, use of pain killer and incidence of complications such as incision infection, residual abscess and intestinal obstruction were compared between two groups.

Results: We found relevant indexes including length of incision, amount of bleeding and duration of operation in laparoscopic appendectomy group were better than open appendectomy group after surgery; and differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Indexes such as time to out of bed, time to take food, exhaust time, drainage time, catheterization time and application time and use of antibiotics in laparoscopic appendectomy group were all superior to open appendectomy group, and differences had statistical significance (P<0.05). Incidence of complications in laparoscopic appendectomy group was much lower than open appendectomy group and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).

Conclusion: Laparoscopic appendectomy has advantages of small trauma, sound curative effect, low incidence of complications and rapid recovery and can effectively relieve pain of children suffering from appendicitis. Hence it is worth promotion and should be preferred.

Keywords: Appendicitis; Clinical effect; Laparoscopic appendectomy; Open appendectomy.

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