Document Type
Article
Department
Surgery
Abstract
Abstract
In a developing country like Pakistan, laparoscopic surgeries are not considered favourable by many, possibly because of high costs or a lack of expertise. It is an established fact that laparoscopic surgery offers better surgical treatments with a shorter hospital stay and fewer complications. The current retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi and comprised of laparoscopy cases performed by a single surgeon from March 2012 to September of 2014. A total of 100laparoscopic surgeries were performed; mostly appendectomies 49(49%) and undescended testes (UDTs) 34(34%). Overall, there were 70(70%) male patients. The mean age of the patients was 7.1 years and standard deviation (SD) of 2. Four (4%) patients had cellulitis. Laparoscopy paediatric surgery offered advantages of fewer wound-associated complications, less incisional pain, a shorter recovery time, and improved cosmesis.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JPMA: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Ishaq, H.,
Qazi, S.,
Dogar, S.,
Durrani,, M. K.,
Faruque, A. V.
(2016). Pediatric laparoscopic surgery; initial experience from Pakistan; first 100 cases in single center. JPMA: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 66(10), S-116-S-118.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_surg/97