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*large appendiceal abscess, | *large appendiceal abscess, | ||
*In patients with an extraluminal [[appendicolith]]. | *In patients with an extraluminal [[appendicolith]]. | ||
===Interval Appendectomy=== | |||
Following drain and antibiotics an [[Appendectomy|interval appendectomy]] is recommended for patients after six to eight weeks, it is done to : | Following drain and antibiotics an [[Appendectomy|interval appendectomy]] is recommended for patients after six to eight weeks, it is done to : | ||
*Prevent recurrence of [[Appendicitis|appendicitis.]]<ref name="pmid21540609">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ansaloni L, Catena F, Coccolini F, Ercolani G, Gazzotti F, Pasqualini E, Pinna AD |title=Surgery versus conservative antibiotic treatment in acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |journal=Dig Surg |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=210–21 |year=2011 |pmid=21540609 |doi=10.1159/000324595 |url=}}</ref> | *Prevent recurrence of [[Appendicitis|appendicitis.]]<ref name="pmid21540609">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ansaloni L, Catena F, Coccolini F, Ercolani G, Gazzotti F, Pasqualini E, Pinna AD |title=Surgery versus conservative antibiotic treatment in acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |journal=Dig Surg |volume=28 |issue=3 |pages=210–21 |year=2011 |pmid=21540609 |doi=10.1159/000324595 |url=}}</ref> |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Surgery
Emergency appendectomy
Indications:
- When patients present with life-threatening signs of peritonitis
- large appendiceal abscess,
- In patients with an extraluminal appendicolith.
Interval Appendectomy
Following drain and antibiotics an interval appendectomy is recommended for patients after six to eight weeks, it is done to :
- Prevent recurrence of appendicitis.[1]
- Exclude neoplasms as a cause (such as carcinoid, adenocarcinoma, mucinous cystadenoma, and cystadenocarcinomas)
Complications of interval appendectomy
Late complication
- Abdominal adhesions
- Fecal fistula[2]
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References
- ↑ Ansaloni L, Catena F, Coccolini F, Ercolani G, Gazzotti F, Pasqualini E, Pinna AD (2011). "Surgery versus conservative antibiotic treatment in acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials". Dig Surg. 28 (3): 210–21. doi:10.1159/000324595. PMID 21540609.
- ↑ Singal R, Gupta S, Mittal A, Gupta S, Singh M, Dalal AK, Goyal S, Singh B (2012). "Appendico-cutaneous fistula presenting as a large wound: a rare phenomenon-brief review". Acta Med Indones. 44 (1): 53–6. PMID 22451186.