SAFETY OF SIMULTANEOUS LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY IN COMBINATION WITH LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA REPAIR (TAPP). A SERIES OF CLINICAL CASES

Aim: To evaluate the technical feasibility and safety of a simultaneous surgery: laparoscopic appendectomy in combination with transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair.

Methods: The study was a retrospective analytical one. The medical histories were studied and postoperative monitoring of eleven patients hospitalized with acute appendicitis who underwent simultaneous surgery: laparoscopic appendectomy with simultaneous laparoscopic plastic surgery of clinically significant inguinal hernia was carried out. During the statistical analysis, the following parameters were evaluated: the timing of postoperative recovery, the frequency of early postoperative complications and the frequency of recurrence of inguinal hernia a year after surgery.

Results: The surgery was successfully performed in all 11 patients. There were no cases of infectious complications of the surgical intervention area. Acute urinary retention was registered in one patient in the early postoperative period. In one case, an early adhesive intestinal obstruction was diagnosed, which was resolved with conservative treatment. There were no cases of recurrent inguinal hernia during the year.

Conclusion: laparoscopic appendectomy in combination with transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair can be used in the treatment of acute appendicitis in combination with inguinal hernia in the absence of signs of gangrenous appendicitis with purulent peritonitis. The low statistical power of the study does not allow us to draw conclusions about the safety of this approach for patients of the older age group with a high comorbidity index.

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