Laparoscopic-Assisted Appendectomy in Children: The Two-Trocar Technique

Abstract

Dear Sirs,Dr. Valioulis et al presented an elegant two-trocar laparoscopicassisted method to optimise appendectomy in children. Having first used a videoscope introduced through a 5-mm umbilical port to inspect the abdomen, they reinserted the scope through another 5-mm cannula in the suprapubic region to visualise the appendix while it was being seized by a 5-mm endograsper and exteriorised through the umbilical incision. A conventional appendectomy was accomplished.Letter to the Editors 354 Affiliation

Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Simple and Complicated Appendicitis in Children—Safe or Risky Procedure

“…Literature data described 1 or 2 trocars appendectomy technique, which decreases surgical injury to a minimum. [12][13][14] This concerns cases with unchanged or minimally changed appendixes.…”