title: [Appendectomy with intraoperative celioscopy in children. 465 cases].
abstract: The authors report a retrospective series of 465 appendectomies with intraoperative celioscopy in children under age 16. The technical issues and the indications are discussed. The results are the following: No death, 3.6% intraoperative incidents of no consequence, 3% postoperative complications, including 1.3% requiring second surgery or celioscopy. These results are better than those obtained with conventional surgery. The advantages of appendicectomy with intraoperative celioscopy are the following: easy, quick search for the appendix, whatever its location, exploration of the entire abdominal cavity, possibility to perform a complete peritoneal washing, suppression of parietal complications, and almost no skin scar, definite reduction in the number of intraperitoneal residual abscesses, and likely reduction of postoperative adhesions, which are a cause of obstruction, of chronic pain and of infertility in girls, rapid resumption of transit and of all activities, including sports.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie infantile, Fondation Lenval, Nice.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Valla
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Limonne
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Valla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montupet
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Daoud
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grinda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chavrier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Appendicectomies chez l'enfant sous coelioscopie opératoire. 465 cas.