Research Abstract
Inversion-ligation appendectomy for incidental appendectomy.
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Abstract
Inversion-ligation appendectomy involves the following steps: (1) skeletonizing the appendix from its mesentery; (2) inverting the appendix via a blunt probe into the cecal lumen; (3) ligating the remaining nubbin of tissue; and (4) inverting the nubbin with a purse-string stitch. This procedure allows the surgeon to perform incidental appendectomy while avoiding transection of the appendiceal lumen with its attendant risk of enteric bacterial contamination.
Affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
External References
- PubMed ID:
- 2035769
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