Resumen

SAADE C, RA; BENITEZ P, G  y  APONTE R, ME. Tratamiento laparoscópico en los cuadros de apendicitis aguda. RFM [online]. 2005, vol.28, n.1, pp.50-53. ISSN 0798-0469.

The results of the appendectomy realization are presented by laparoscoic of 40 cases bigger than twelve years old and both sexes that consulted the University Hospital of Caracas and to the service of Surgery III, to present square of appendicitis during the period understood among October 2002 and October 2004. The age was between 16 and 50 years, being the age 30.6 year-old average. Sixteen patients 40% corresponded to patient from the feminine sex and twenty-four patients to the masculine 60%. The pathological state but it frequents it was the flegmon. The time operative average was of 83.5 minutes. The average of hospitalization was of 1.8 days. The rate of complications was of 5%, corresponding to infection of the abdominal wall. There was not necessity to convert any case. There was not mortality. The laparoscoic appendectomy to be a sure and effective method, as the open procedure, is recommended thoroughly for the treatment of the cases of appendicitis.

Palabras clave : Appendicitis; Laparoscopic surgery.