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DESCRIPTION
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EMERGENCIESAPPENDICITIS
B.MONAMILesCliniquesStjoseph
Lige
BACKGROUND
Frequentcauseof acuteabdominalpainurgentintervention
Untreated,acuteappendicitiswillprogresstoperforationwithabscessformationand/ordiffuseperitonitis
Urgentoperativeintervention!
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ACUTEABDOMENManagementOptions:
o Emergent( SurgeryNow )o Urgent( SurgeryToday )
o SemiUrgent( SurgeryTomorrow )
Elective
:: Localperitonitiswithformationofanappendicularmass
:: Abscessformation
:: Gangreneoftheappendix
:: Perforation
:: Generalperitonitis
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EAESconsensusstatementLaparoscopyforabdominalemergencies
EvidencebasedguidelinesoftheEuropeanAssociationforEndoscopicSurgeryS.Sauerland,F.Agresta,R.Bergamaschi,G.Borzellino,A.Budzynski,G.Champault,A.Fingerhut,A.Isla,M.Johansson,P.Lundorff,
B.Navez,S.Saad,E.A.M.Neugebauer
SurgEndosc(2006)20:1429
Acuteappendicitis
Patientswithsymptomsanddiagnosticfindingssuggestiveofacuteappendicitis
shouldundergodiagnosticlaparoscopy(GoRA)and,ifthediagnosisisconfirmed,
laparoscopicappendectomy(GoRA).
Thisrecommendationalsopertainstoperforatedcases
RetrocaecalappendixOncethelastilealloopandthetaeniacolihavebeenidentified,searchforthe
insertionofthecaecalappendix
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RetrocaecalappendixMobilizethecaecumbydividingits
retroperitonealattachment
Inflamedbasis
Insituationswherethebaseoftheappendixisinflamedornecrotic,itmaybenecessaryto
resectpartofthecaecumaswell.Inthiscase,itmaybeusefultousean
endoscopicstapler
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Inflamedbasis
Endoscopicstaplerisusedtoensureclosureofthecaecum
APPENDICULARPERITONITIS
TheE.A.E.S.ClinicalPracticeGuidelineonthePneumoperitoneumforLaparoscopicSurgery
Therearenocontraindicationstocreateapneumoperitoneumwhenlaparoscopicsurgeryis
applicableincasesofperitonitis(gradeB)
Presupposing appropriateperioperativemeasures(e.g.adequatepreoperativevolumeloading)
haemodynamicstability
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Laparoscopicmanagementofacuteperitonitis
CONTRA INDICATIONS
SEPTICSHOCK
ASAIV
SEVEREABDOMINALDISTENSION
Laparoscopicmanagementofacuteperitonitis
(Precautions)
IVAbbeforePNP
PNP:812mmHg
Firstlavage
Experiencedsurgicalandanesthesiologicalteams
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APPENDICULARPERITONITISAdvantagesofLaparoscopic
approach
Highdiagnosticaccuracy(98%)Correctionofthepreopclinicalseverityperitonitis(26%)Avoidanceofaformallaparotomy(79%)Lowpostopintraabdominalabscessrate(2%)Lowpostopwoundsepsisrate(1%)McBurneyfirst>Laparoscopy(4%)
Navez,SurgLaparoscEndosc2001,313316
APPENDICULARPERITONITIS
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Appendicular mass
Thisiscausedbyinflammationandswellingoftheappendix,caecum,omentumanddistalpartofthe
terminalileum
Appendicularmass
Treatconservativelywithbowelrest,antibiotics,analgesicsandfluids
Considerintervalappendectomyifsymptomsrecur
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KEYPOINTS
Treatacute,gangrenousorperforatedappendixwithappendectomy
Treatappendicularmasswithmedicalmanagement
Appendicularabscess
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QUIZ
1. Conservativetreatment(bowelrest,IVantibiotics,delayedcolonoscopy))
2. Percutaneousdrainage(IVantibiotics,delayedcolonoscopy)
3. Laparoscopicapproach4. Openapproach5. Askthesupervisor
AppendicularabscessPercutaneuousdrainage
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AppendicularabscessTreattheabscesswithpercutaneousdrainage
Consider delayedcolonoscopy
intervalappendectomyifsymptomsrecur
Considersurgicaldrainageifpercutaneousdrainageisunsuccessfullorunavailable
Howtoperform? Noconsensus
Laparoscopy
Minilaparotomy
Laparotomywithresection
IVANTIBIOTICS
Amoxicillinclavulanate 12gevery6to8h
Ciprofloxacine 400mgevery12hMetronidazole 500mgevery
6to8h
SecondgenerationcephalosporinCefuroxime 12gevery8h
Metronidazole 500mgevery6to8h
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Durationoftreatment
Acuteappendicitis:Singlepreoperativedose
ofbroadspectrumantibiotic
Gangrenousappendicitis:1to3daysaftersurgery
Perforatedappendicitis:3to7daysaftersurgery
AppendicularMucocele
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QUIZ
1. Reassure,itsonlyacyst2. ControlCTscannerin6months3. Appendectomy
4. Colonoscopy&appendectomy5. Askthesupervisor
AppendicularMucoceleAppendicularmucoceleisararelesion
(0.2 0.3%ofsurgicalappendectomyspecimens)Itisadescriptivetermdenotinganobstructivedilatationofthe
appendicularlumenbymucinoussecretions
Mucinous cystadenoma and cystadenocarcinoma account for 60 70%
ofallmucoceles
Lesscommoncauses: retentioncystmucosalhyperplasiacarcinoidappendicolithendometriosisadhesionsvolvulus
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Mucinouscystadenomaandcystadenocarcinoma
highcorrelationofsynchronousormetachronouscolorectal
adenomasandcarcinomas(upto20%)
associationwithmucinsecretingtumorsoftheovary
pseudomyxomaperitonei(avoidiatrogenicruptureofthemucocele)
Treatment
Appendectomyisusedforsimplemucoceleorforcystadenoma
Righthemicolectomyisrecommendedforcystadenocarcinoma