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Volume 2 Issue 3 (July-September, 2014)

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Small Bowel Obstruction following appendectomy - A Clinical Study
Mohd Rehan Rashid

Background: Appendectomy is one of the most common procedures performed which may be due to appendicitis or frequent pain in appendix. The present study was conducted to determine the incidence of this complication among patients who had appendectomy and identify the associated risk factors. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 60 cases of appendicitis of both genders. In all patients, laproscopic appendectomy was planned. Patients were recalled regularly to note any kind of complication arising from the procedure. Results: Out of 60 patients, males were 38 and females were 22. The difference was significant (P- 0.5). Patient aged 20-30 years had 5 males and 2 females, 30-40 years had 4 males and 2 females and 40-50 years had 14 males and 6 females and >50 years included 38 males and 22 females . The difference was significant (P- 0.01).The prevalence rate found to be 5.0%. One third of the cases i.e. 20 (33.33%) were due to adhesions. Conclusion: Appendectomy is the frequently performed procedure in patients suffering from appendicitis. Small bowel obstruction is a complication which may be seen in few cases. In present study, the prevalence found to be 5.00%.
Key words: Appendectomy, Laproscopic, Small bowel.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Mohd Rehan Rashid, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Safedabad, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Rashid MR. Small Bowel Obstruction following appendectomy - A Clinical Study. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2014;2(3):249-252.

 
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