WSES Jerusalem guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis

S Di Saverio, A Birindelli, MD Kelly, F Catena… - World Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common cause of acute abdominal pain.
Diagnosis of AA is challenging; a variable combination of clinical signs and symptoms has …

Abdominal drainage to prevent intra‐peritoneal abscess after open appendectomy for complicated appendicitis

Z Li, L Zhao, Y Cheng, N Cheng… - Cochrane Database of …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Appendectomy, the surgical removal of the appendix, is performed primarily for
acute appendicitis. Patients who undergo appendectomy for complicated appendicitis …

Prevention of infectious complications after laparoscopic appendectomy for complicated acute appendicitis—the role of routine abdominal drainage

P Allemann, H Probst, N Demartines… - Langenbeck's archives of …, 2011 - Springer
Purpose Complicated acute appendicitis is still associated with an increased morbidity. If
laparoscopy has been accepted as a valid approach, some questions remain concerning …

Determinants of postoperative abscess occurrence and percutaneous drainage in children with perforated appendicitis

S Emil, S Elkady, L Shbat, F Youssef, R Baird… - Pediatric surgery …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Postoperative abscesses after perforated appendicitis have no clear risk factors or
indications for percutaneous drainage. Our study addressed these two issues. Methods A …

Risk factors for postoperative intra-abdominal abscess after laparoscopic appendectomy: analysis for consecutive 1,817 experiences

J Cho, I Park, D Lee, K Sung, J Baek, J Lee - Digestive Surgery, 2015 - karger.com
Background: Possible risk factors for postoperative intra-abdominal abscess (IAA) formation
after laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) remain controversial. A perforated appendicitis …

The effects of irrigation on outcomes in cases of perforated appendicitis in children

JE Hartwich, RF Carter, L Wolfe, M Goretsky… - journal of surgical …, 2013 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Appendicitis is the most common indication for urgent abdominal
operation in children. Approximately 20%–30% of patients will have a perforation at …

Advantages of abandoning abdominal cavity irrigation and drainage in operations performed on children with perforated appendicitis

İ Akkoyun, AT Tuna - Journal of pediatric surgery, 2012 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study evaluates the effect of peritoneal irrigation and drainage on
postoperative morbidity when used together for perforated appendicitis. MATERIAL AND …

Irrigation versus suction alone in laparoscopic appendectomy: is dilution the solution to pollution? A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Hajibandeh, S Hajibandeh, A Kelly… - Surgical …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives. To investigate outcomes of peritoneal irrigation versus suction without irrigation
in patients undergoing emergency laparoscopic appendectomy. Methods. We performed a …

[PDF][PDF] Evaluation of drain insertion after Appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis: A systematic review and Meta-analysis

A Abu, AY Mohamedahmed, A Alamin, M Mohamed… - Cureus, 2022 - cureus.com
This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the comparative outcomes of drain insertion versus no
drain after appendicectomy for complicated appendicitis. A systematic search of PubMed …

Irrigation versus suction alone during laparoscopic appendectomy; a randomized controlled equivalence trial

HA Snow, JM Choi, MWH Cheng… - International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This was a single-institution, prospective, randomized controlled equivalence
study based on a null-hypothesis of non-equivalence between irrigation and suction alone …