Laparoscopic incidental appendectomy

Neil T. Welch, Ronald A. Hinder, Robert Joseph Fitzgibbons

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Abstract

The benefits and risks of laparoscopic incidental appendectomy are discussed. We believe a case for laparoscopic incidental appendectomy can be made for patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for lower abdominal pain in whom either no cause is found, or in whom a cause other than appendicitis is discovered. No benefit from incidental appendectomy can be shown for patients undergoing laparoscopy for other disorders.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-118
Number of pages3
JournalSurgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques
Volume1
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1991

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Appendectomy
Laparoscopy
Appendicitis
Abdominal Pain

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  • Surgery

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Laparoscopic incidental appendectomy. / Welch, Neil T.; Hinder, Ronald A.; Fitzgibbons, Robert Joseph.

In: Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1991, p. 116-118.

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Welch, NT, Hinder, RA & Fitzgibbons, RJ 1991, 'Laparoscopic incidental appendectomy', Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 116-118.
Welch NT, Hinder RA, Fitzgibbons RJ. Laparoscopic incidental appendectomy. Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques. 1991;1(2):116-118.
Welch, Neil T. ; Hinder, Ronald A. ; Fitzgibbons, Robert Joseph. / Laparoscopic incidental appendectomy. In: Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques. 1991 ; Vol. 1, No. 2. pp. 116-118.
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