TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoscopy in the prevention of unnecessary appendicectomies
T2 - A prospective study
AU - Deutsch, Alexander A.
AU - Zelikovsky, Avigdor
AU - Reiss, Raphael
PY - 1982/6
Y1 - 1982/6
N2 - More than one‐third of all appendicectomies are unnecessary. A study was directed towards reducing the misdiagnosis of appendicitis, thus preventing needless operations. Thirty‐six women in the fertile age group and with a diagnosis of appendicitis were subjected to laparoscopy before surgery. All women had undergone a gynaecological examination to rule out disease of the female genitalia. As a result of the laparoscopy, surgery was cancelled in one‐third of the cases, which were found to have acute gynaecological disease not requiring surgery.
AB - More than one‐third of all appendicectomies are unnecessary. A study was directed towards reducing the misdiagnosis of appendicitis, thus preventing needless operations. Thirty‐six women in the fertile age group and with a diagnosis of appendicitis were subjected to laparoscopy before surgery. All women had undergone a gynaecological examination to rule out disease of the female genitalia. As a result of the laparoscopy, surgery was cancelled in one‐third of the cases, which were found to have acute gynaecological disease not requiring surgery.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0020047741&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/bjs.1800690615
DO - 10.1002/bjs.1800690615
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C2 - 6211208
AN - SCOPUS:0020047741
SN - 0007-1323
VL - 69
SP - 336
EP - 337
JO - British Journal of Surgery
JF - British Journal of Surgery
IS - 6
ER -