A new technique for resecting the non-inflamed not-adhesive appendix through a mini-laparotomy with the aid of the laparoscope.
A new technique for appendicectomy is described. Following detailed laparoscopic inspection of the abdomen, the appendix is pulled out with a laparoscopic forceps through a small incision in the right lower abdomen; it is then skeletized. Following ligation with catgut and nylon, the appendix is severed using the thermocautery. The stump is subjected to careful after-coagulation or treated with iodine, and repositioned. Only the skin is sutured.
D001062:Appendectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes