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This study examined the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic appendicectomy following non-operative management of appendix mass in children
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic appendicectomy following non-operative management of appendix mass in children. Medical records of 103 consecutive patients (61 males, 42 females) who underwent non-operative treatment of appendix mass followed by laparoscopic elective appendicectomy were examined. Their ages ranged from 2 years 5 more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Diseases of appendix - appendicectomy
Categories:
appendicectomy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 24 Page: 299-301 March 2008
J. Gillick; N. Mohanan; L. Das; P. Puri
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This study examined compare open versus laparoscopic appendectomies in complicated appendicitis in children and to assess the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic appendectomies
Abstract:
Laparoscopic appendectomy in children is well accepted for the treatment of non complicated appendicitis. An increased risk of postoperative intraabdominal abcess formation has been reported in complicated appendicitis. The puropose of this study was to compare open (OA) versus laparoscopic appendectomies (LA) in complicated appendicitis in children and to assess the safety and more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Diseases of appendix - appendicectomy
Categories:
appendicectomy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Pediatr Surg Int,
Vol: 24 Page: 303-5 March 2008
M. Menezes; L. Das; M. Alagtal; J. Haroun; P. Puri
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The aim of the study was to compare the benefits, advantages and complications of laparoscopic Appendicectomy versus Open Appendectomy in children's in Dublin Ireland
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This study compares the benefits, advantages and complications of laparoscopic Appendicectomy (LA) versus Open Appendectomy (OA) in children's in Dublin Ireland. Total 200 patients were studied. Hundred of LA and 100 for OA. Out of 100 LA 58 were male, 42 were female aged between 4-15 yr. and out of 100 OA 58 were male, 42 were female aged between 4-14 yr. The mean operative time of LA more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Diseases of appendix - appendicectomy
Categories:
appendicectomy
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir Med J,
Vol: 99 Page: 298-300 2006 Nov-Dec
K. Chauhan; S. Kashif; S. Awadalla
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The aim of this study was to examine presentation, management and histological findings of cases of symptomatic mesenteric cysts that presented to a hospital
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BACKGROUND: Symptomatic mesenteric cysts account for only 1 in 100,000 acute adult and 1 in 20,000 acute paediatric admissions. Acute symptoms are related to compression of intra-abdominal organs or stretching of the mesentery by rapid expansion. An abdominal mass, mobile in transverse but not longitudinal plane, is often the only physical finding. METHOD: We outline the presentation, more...
International Classification:
Other - mesenteric cysts
Categories:
mesenteric cysts
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 168 Page: 233-6 1999 Oct-Dec
M. F. O'Brien; D. C. Winter; G. Lee; E. J. Fitzgerald; G. C. O'Sullivan
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This case report discusses the manner in which pregnancy may mask the signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction
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BACKGROUND: Pregnancy masks the signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction. A high index of suspicion is required for proper and timely diagnosis. CASE: A 26-year-old, primiparous woman, 32 weeks pregnant, presented with a 1-day history of pain in the upper abdomen. The pain was sudden in onset and was mostly in the epigastric region. Initially the patient was managed conservatively more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the digestive system - Report
Categories:
intestinal obstruction
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Reprod Med,
Vol: 52 Page: 553-4 June 2007
P. Essilfie; M. Hussain; I. M. Stokes
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This study examined the role of laroscopy in the management of the undescended testis
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BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy can identify patients who would benefit from further surgical intervention. Most importantly it is 100% sensitive in identifying the vanishing testicle. AIMS: To review the role of laparoscopy in the management of the undescended testis. METHODS: Thirty-one patients underwent a laparoscopy for an impalpable testicle over a nine-year period at this institution. more...
International Classification:
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Congenital malformations of genital organs - undescended testis
Categories:
undescended testis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland
Ir J Med Sci,
Vol: 171 Page: 73-5 2002 Apr-Jun
D. J. Galvin; H. Bredin
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