Clinical Study
Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children: Preliminary Study in Pediatric Hospital Albert Royer, Dakar
Table 1
The patients’ characteristics.
| | Acute ap. | Abscess | Péritonitis | Ap. lump |
| Sex (M/F) | 9/5 | 2/0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | Mean age (yr) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9,5 | Appendectomy (A/R) | 14/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | Suction-washing | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Drainage | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Operative time (min) | 55 (35–72) | 62 and 84 | 74 (65–120) | 58 and 104 | Conversion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Complications | 2 scapular pain, 1 vomiting | 1 Douglas abscess, 1 vomiting | 1 Douglas abscess | 1 vomiting | Hospital stay (days) | 4 (2–6) | 5 and 12 | 7 (5–14) | 2 and 7 |
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A = antérograde, R = rétrograde, M = male, F = female, acute ap. = acute appendectomy, and ap. lump = appendicular lump.
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