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Inversion-ligation appendectomy for incidental appendectomy.

G R Voeller·T C Fabian
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Abstract

Inversion-ligation appendectomy involves the following steps: (1) skeletonizing the appendix from its mesentery; (2) inverting the appendix via a blunt probe into the cecal lumen; (3) ligating the remaining nubbin of tissue; and (4) inverting the nubbin with a purse-string stitch. This procedure allows the surgeon to perform incidental appendectomy while avoiding transection of the appendiceal lumen with its attendant risk of enteric bacterial contamination.

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G R Voeller, T C Fabian. 1991. Inversion-ligation appendectomy for incidental appendectomy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9610(91)91118-3

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