Open AccessLaparoscopic appendicectomy using endo-ring applicator and fallope rings
Author(s) -
Iyoob Valiyaveetil Ali,
Joji I Maliekkal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.45053
Subject(s) - iliac fossa , appendix , medicine , umbilicus (mollusc) , diathermy , surgery , lumen (anatomy) , gold standard (test) , radiology , paleontology , biology
Wider adoption of laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) is limited by problems in securing the appendiceal base as well as the cost and the duration compared with the open procedure. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a new method for securing the appendiceal base in LA, so as to make the entire procedure simpler and cheaper, and hence, more popular.