New Technique For Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Zaragoza Technique For Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04751214

Enrollment

148

Registered

2021-02-12

Start date

2002-01-31

Completion date

2020-01-30

Last updated

2021-02-12

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Conditions

Appendicitis Acute

Brief summary

Introduction: Appendectomy is one of the most frequent emergency surgical procedures, currently with a preference for laparoscopic management worldwide. Objective: To report a new laparoscopic appendectomy technique and its results. Material and methods: study of patients with a diagnosis of appendicitis who are managed laparoscopically. In a total 1063 patients, 148 were operated on with the Zaragoza technique during the period from January 2002 to December 2018. The technique consists of making a window in the appendicular base between the meso and the appendicular wall, two prolene or silk sutures are placed, and the cecal appendix is cut between the two sutures, finally the mesoappendix is sectioned with a harmonic scalpel or bipolar clamp.

Detailed description

this is a retrospective study based on files

Interventions

PROCEDUREAPPENDICECTOMY

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

* patients with a diagnosis of appendicitis who are managed laparoscopically.

Exclusion criteria

* Less than 18 year old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
success of surgery	2002-2018	this study was revision of clinical files. measured by the rate of infection at the surgical site, mortality and hospital stay

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026