Polymeric Clips for Stump Closure in Laparoscopic Appendectomy.

Alper Parlakgumus; Ali Ezer

Author(s)

Alper Parlakgumus Department of General Surgery, Baskent University School of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

Ali Ezer Department of General Surgery, Baskent University School of Medicine, Adana Teaching and Research Center, Adana, Turkey

Abstract

Many different techniques are used to perform laparoscopic appendectomy in terms of locations of trocars and closure of the appendiceal stump. They include mechanical endostaplers, endoligature, metal clips, bipolar endocoagulation, polymeric clips and intracorporeal sutures. The method of choice for appendiceal stump closure should be inexpensive and easy to perform. Non-absorbable polymer clips is an acceptable option for this purpose. Polymeric clips provide considerable cost savings as compared with endoscopic staplers, and are easy to apply in comparison to suture ligature techniques. In this study, we aimed to investigate outcomes of appendectomy carried out by using polymeric clips in 123 patients without any intraabdominal collection of pus or abscess. As such, the authors found polymeric clips to be safe, cheap and effective for stump closure in laparoscopic appendectomy.

Publication Details

Page(s) 660-662

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 27, Issue: 10, Year: 2017

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Keywords

Acute appendicitis. Polymeric. Clip. Laparoscopy. Appendectomy. Stump

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