Actualización de complicaciones quirúrgicas de Apendicectomía abierta

Abstract

Appendectomy is the surgical procedure that consists of resecting the appendix when it shows signs of inflammation and induces symptomatology in the patient; in emergency services, the lifetime risk of developing appendicitis is estimated to be approximately 9%. Like any other surgical pathology, it is not exempt from complications, which are any alteration concerning the expected process in the local or systemic response of surgical patient; their cause is very often collateral to the primary disease, secondary to the surgical procedure, or unrelated causes. It is relevant to mention that conventional or laparoscopic appendectomy is performed according to the surgeon's criteria, and complications are related to the surgeon's experience, the patient, and the type of surgery. The complications that can occur are surgical site infection, intra-abdominal abscess, sepsis, wound dehiscence, sinus of suture lines, cecal fistula, evisceration, intestinal obstruction, incisional hernias, neoplasms, and pyliphlebitis. Keywords: appendicitis, intraoperative complications, focal infection