Abstract：
:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) also known as hereditary polyserositis, is an inherited disorder commonly found in Armenians, Turks, Arabs, Balkans, and Jews originating from North African countries. The diagnosis of FMF is based on clinical findings and family history, as no specific diagnostic test is yet available. One of its main clinical features is recurrent acute episodes of peritonitis. During such an episode, physical examination and laboratory findings may be similar to those for acute appendicitis. Therefore up to two-thirds of FMF patients undergo emergency appendectomy, with the appendix being normal in most cases. As laparoscopic appendectomy has proved to be safe and advantageous, and to prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary emergency surgery, we performed elective laparoscopic appendectomy in 13 FMF patients ranging in age from 8 to 32 years. They had been suffering from the disease for 1 to 12 years (mean 3.8) and had had an average of 3.5 yearly episodes of FMF peritonitis. All procedures were concluded by laparoscopy without conversion to open surgery. The average postoperative hospital stay was 3.07 days. The only complication was superficial wound infection in one patient (7.6%), and the mean time to regain full normal activity was 8.5 days. We conclude that elective laparoscopic appendectomy in FMF patients is safe. It helps to exclude appendicitis as a cause for peritonitis in these patients and may prevent unnecessary emergency surgery.
journal_name
World J Surgjournal_title
World journal of surgeryauthors
Reissman P,Durst AL,Rivkind A,Szold A,Ben-Chetrit Edoi
10.1007/BF00348205subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-01-01 00:00:00pages
139-41; discussion 141-2issue
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0364-2313issn
1432-2323journal_volume
18pub_type
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更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00
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