In this series, I'll be posting a list of the most common 5 abdominal diseases which require a surgical procedure.
1- appendectomy:
The most common abdominal surgical operation in which the appendix should be removed due to acute or chronic inflammation, or perforation
Appendectomy could be done by one of 2 ways.
The first way is traditional surgery, in which the appendix is removed by a dissection of the abdominal wall, or making an opening in the abdominal wall through McBurney's point. Traditional appendectomy via median dissection can be used to do all cases of appendectomy, but it's favourite in cases of appendix perforation where the contents of the appendix are spilled into the abdominal cavity, so the surgeon can clean and disinfect the cavity after removing the appendix.
The second way is Laproscopic Appendectomy, which is done by creating 3-4 minimal openings through designated locations on the wall or the abdomen, then inserting scopes and surgical instruments (such as pences) through these openings. Laproscopic Appendectomy is used only in cases of inflammation of the appendix and only after ruling out perforation.
These were the brief everybody-should-know information, I hope you liked it.
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