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Acute (Retrocecal) Appendicitis

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Laparoscopic appendectomy has evolved considerably from its origins as an incidental procedure, performed during gynecologic laparoscopy. Many surgeons now use it preferentially to treat acute appendicitis. When the appendix is known, by preoperative studies, to occupy a retrocecal position, it complicates both open and laparoscopic appendectomy. This chapter deals with the choice of approach in this situation.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

    Hui Sen Chong (Resident)

  2. Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Southern California, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Namir Katkhouda (Professor, Department of Surgery, Chief)

  3. Bariatric Surgery Care Center of Orange County, Orange, CA, USA

    Eric Pham

  4. Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

    Kamran Mohiuddin & Saira Nizami

  5. Whiston Hospital, Prescot, Merseyside, UK

    Francis D’Souza (General Surgeon)

  6. Department of Surgery/Liver Transplant, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Iftikhar M. Khan (Associate)

  7. Department of Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Queensland, Australia

    Muhammed Ashraf Memon (Consultant Surgeon, Associate Professor)

  8. Department of Surgery, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia

    Muhammed Ashraf Memon (Consultant Surgeon, Associate Professor)

  9. Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

    Muhammed Ashraf Memon (Consultant Surgeon, Associate Professor)

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Chong, H.S. et al. (2008). Acute (Retrocecal) Appendicitis. In: Scott-Conner, C.E.H. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Strategic Decision Making. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76671-3_25

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