title: Inversion-ligation appendectomy for incidental appendectomy.
abstract: Inversion-ligation appendectomy involves the following steps: (1) skeletonizing the appendix from its mesentery; (2) inverting the appendix via a blunt probe into the cecal lumen; (3) ligating the remaining nubbin of tissue; and (4) inverting the nubbin with a purse-string stitch. This procedure allows the surgeon to perform incidental appendectomy while avoiding transection of the appendiceal lumen with its attendant risk of enteric bacterial contamination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Voeller
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Fabian
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002432:Cecum / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation