Open AccessEarly laparoscopic management of appendicular mass in children: Still a taboo, or time for a change in surgical philosophy?
Author(s) -
Vikesh Agrawal,
Himanshu Acharya,
Roshan Chanchlani,
Dhananjaya Sharma
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.178518
Subject(s) - medicine , appendix , surgery , appendicular skeleton , abscess , appendicitis , perforation , general surgery , paleontology , materials science , biology , metallurgy , punching , anatomy
Early appendicectomy has been found to be a safe and better alternative for management of appendicular mass in various studies in adults, while very few studies report such advantages in the paediatric population. We conducted this study to assess the safety, efficacy and need of early laparoscopic appendicectomy (ELA) in child patients with appendicular mass.