1Asst. Professor, Dept. of General Surgery, S.N. Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka
2Asst. Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, S.N. Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka
3Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine& Toxicology, SSIMS&RC, Davangere
4Asst. Professor, Dept of Anatomy, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere
*Corresponding author: Dr. Vikas M. Daddennavar, Asst. Professor, Dept. of General Surgery, S.N. Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka. email ID: drvikasmd@yahoo.co.in, Mobile no: 09448103126.
Online published on 26 April, 2016.
Worldwide, appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain requiring surgery. The standard treatment for acute appendicitis is surgical removal of the appendix. This may be done by an open incision in the abdomen or through a few smaller incisions with the help of cameras (Laparoscopic Appendectomy). To demonstrates that Laparoscopic Appendectomy has good outcome with respect to the quality of life, less complications, infections and early recovery and discharge post surgery. Sixty patients with appendicitis diagnosed clinically and on ultrasound were included in the study performed at Department of surgery S N Medical College, Bagalkot. All patients included were 20 years of age or older. Patients were excluded if the diagnosis of appendicitis was not clinically established and if they had a history of symptoms for more than 5 days and/or a palpable mass. Outcomes like the quality of life, complications, infections and early recovery and discharge post surgery were studied.
Our study demonstrates that LA has good outcome with respect to the quality of life, less complications, very less infections and early recovery and discharge post surgery. Laparoscopic Appendectomy shows a more comfortable postoperative course (oral resumption, postoperative stay and analgesia) over open appendectomy with similar postoperative morbidity.
Appendicitis, Pain abdomen, Open Appendectomy(OA), Laparoscopic Appendectomy(LA), etc
