Table 1 Laparo-conversion incidence among the patients
From: The management of appendicular abscesses in a Tunisian Tertiary Care Hospital
Laparoscopic approach, n = 94 patients | ||
|---|---|---|
Laparo-conversion n = 44 (%) | Laparoscopy without conversion n = 50 (%) | |
Symptoms delay | ||
< 3 days | 12 (31.5) | 26 (68.5) |
3–7 days | 12 (42.8) | 16 (57.2) |
> 7 days | 20 (71.4) | 8 (28.6) |
Signs | ||
Guarding right iliac fossa | 35 (71.4) | 14 (28.5) |
Tenderness right iliac fossa | 12 (31.5) | 26 (68.5) |
Mass right iliac fossa | 3 (75) | 1 (25) |
CT scan abscess diameter > 5 cm | ||
29 (70.7) | 12 (29.3) | |
Intraoperatively findings | ||
Retrocecal appendix | 37 (71.1) | 15 (28.9) |
Mesoceliac appendix | 3 (100) | 0 (0) |
Agglomerate small intestine | 48 (63.16) | 28 (36.84) |
False membranes | 27 (69.2) | 12 (30.8) |