Laparoscopic Meckel’s diverticulum resection in adults: Experience at the Texas Endosurgery Institute

Morris E Franklin Jr; Adolfo Leyva-Alvizo; Jeffrey L Glass; Jorge M Treviño; Paul P Arellano; Saul A Madrigal S

2004, Number 4

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Rev Mex Cir Endoscop 2004; 5 (4)

Laparoscopic Meckel’s diverticulum resection in adults: Experience at the Texas Endosurgery Institute

Franklin JME, Leyva-Alvizo A, Glass JL, Treviño JM, Arellano PP, Madrigal SSA

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Reports have demonstrated the feasibility and safety of laparoscopic procedures in large series of children and adults as well, mostly in symptomatic patients. A total of six patients were approached laparoscopically between 1993 and 2004, two with symptoms attributable to the diverticulum itself, and four with incidental diverticula during procedures for other reasons. The sex distribution was three males and three females, with median age 53 years (between 19-86 years). In all of the patients the resection was only of the diverticulum, not small bowel resections. The mean hospital stay was 6 days, with a range of 2-15 days. No malignancies were reported. All of the patients had follow up, and had no perioperative complications related to the resection, especially recurrent bleeding in the symptomatic cases. Our results show only adult patients, with mean age above 50 years, something different from the rest of the series revised. No complications were found in our series, this shows that laparoscopy is safe and efficient in the diagnosis and treatment of Meckel’s diverticulum, and that treatment in adult asymptomatic patients can be equally safe.

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