APPENDIX, APPENDECTOMY, APPENDICITIS
Appendicitis Treatment: Appendix Removal (Appendectomy) Surgery
Appendicitis ( infection of appendix) occurs when the appendix becomes blocked, often by stool or as a result of infection in body, since the appendix swells in response to any infection in the body.
The treatment for appendicitis usually is antibiotics and appendectomy (surgery to remove the appendix).
If appendicitis is even suspected, its better to be on the safe side and quickly remove the appendix to avoid its rupture. If the appendix has formed an abscess, it may need two procedures: one to drain the abscess of pus and fluid, and a later one to remove the appendix.
LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDIX SURGERY
A cannula (hollow tube) is placed into the abdomen and abdomen will be inflated with carbon dioxide gas to create a space to operate. A laparoscope (a tiny telescope connected to a video camera) is put through one of the cannula which projects a video picture of the internal organs and appendix on a television monitor. Three cannulas are placed in different locations on your abdomen to allow surgeon to place instruments inside your belly to work and remove your appendix. After appendix is cut from all that it is connected to, it is placed inside a special bag & is pulled up into one of the incision and taken out.
Common advantages of laparoscopic appendectomy are:
- Less postoperative pain,
- Shorten hospital stay,
- Quicker return to bowel function,
- Quicker return to normal activity
- Better cosmetic results
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