[Treatment of umbilical hernia and appendicectomy using the umbilical approach].
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
Appendectomy↗
Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J Narece.
Explore the source record for details and available documents.
Results of 334 appendectomies carried out through the umbilical orifice are reviewed. Failures of treatment and complications of the method are reported while emphasizing that only 4 major complications occurred. When compared with the classical incision of right iliac fossa this procedure does not appear to provoke more risks and presents obvious esthetic advantages.