Laparoscopic appendectomy in the elderly: our experience

BMC Surgery

Research Article

Giada Pozzi¹  Valter Martino¹  Alessia G Ferrarese¹  Mario Solej¹  Silvia Catalano¹  Alessandro Falcone¹  Silvia Marola¹  Stefano Enrico¹ 

[1] University of Turin, Department of Oncology, School of Medicine, Teaching Hospital "San Luigi Gonzaga", Section of General Surgery, Orbassano, Turin, Italy;

关键词: Acute Appendicitis;    Laparoscopic Technique;    Laparoscopic Appendectomy;    Open Appendectomy;    Total Hospital Stay;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2482-13-S2-S22

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLaparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the world. We aimed to compare laparoscopic and open appendectomy in the elderly in our experience.MethodsWe performed a retrospective review of elderly patients who underwent appendectomy for acute appendicitis from 1st of January 2006 to the 31st of July 2012. We analyzed 39 appendectomies in elderly patients: 20 procedures were performed using open technique (Group O) and 19 using laparoscopic technique (Group L).ResultsIn the analysis of intraoperative variables there was no statistically significant difference. In this study there was no statistically significant difference also in peri-operative variables.ConclusionLaparoscopic appendectomy is a safe and feasible technique in acute appendicitis also in the elderly.

【 授权许可】

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© Ferrarese et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013