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Apendicectomía laparoscópica - Medical Animation

 

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Apendicectomía laparoscópica - Medical Animation
MEDICAL ANIMATION TRANSCRIPT: La extraccin del apndice, llamada apendicectomía, se realiza cuando se sospecha que hay apendicitis. Algunos sntomas y signos comunes de la apendicitis son dolor en la parte inferior derecha del abdomen, fiebre y recuento de glbulos blancos elevado, lo que por lo general ocurre cuando hay una obstruccin entre el apndice y el intestino. Esto produce infecciones , hinchazn y distensin. Si no se elimina el apndice, puede provocar una perforacin o ruptura, las que son de riesgo vital. El tratamiento ms comn para la apendicitis es una apendicectoma, que casi siempre se lleva a cabo con carcter de urgencia. Las tcnicas laparoscpicas requieren solo pequeas incisiones o heridas punzantes. Para ingresar en el abdomen, el cirujano har una pequea incisin cerca del ombligo, conocida como un puerto umbilical, con un tubo llamado trocar. A continuacin, se bombea gas a travs de este puerto para inflar el abdomen y que su contenido pueda ser visto ms fcilmente. A continuacin, el cirujano inserta un laparoscopio a travs de este puerto. El laparoscopio es un tubo delgado con una cmara diminuta en su extremo que proyecta imgenes en un monitor para guiar el trabajo del cirujano. Con el laparoscopio, el cirujano examinar las imgenes del apndice en el monitor para confirmar si est rojo e hinchado. Si se debe extraer el apndice, se crean puertos adicionales. El cirujano pasar instrumentos quirrgicos a travs de los dems puertos para tomar el apndice. Se utiliza otro instrumento para separar el apndice del intestino y cerrar los extremos con grapas. El apndice se coloca en una bolsa de muestras y se retira a travs de uno de los puertos. Al final del procedimiento, se retiran el laparoscopio y los instrumentos quirrgicos. Se deja puesta una vlvula de puerto durante un corto periodo de tiempo para permitir que todo el dixido de carbono salga del abdomen. Las incisiones se cierran con suturas seguido de adhesivo para piel o cinta de cierre para piel. Si el apndice no se puede extraer por va laparoscpica, el cirujano debe cambiar a un procedimiento abierto. Las razones para cambiar a un procedimiento abierto incluyen infeccin o absceso extensos, apndice perforado, lo que significa que tiene un agujero, obesidad, tejido cicatricial denso de una una ciruga abdominal previa, dificultad para ver los rganos con el laparoscopio y problemas de sangrado durante la operacin. La apendicectoma abierta se realiza directamente a travs de una incisin abdominal un poco ms grande por encima del apndice o a travs de una incisin en la lnea media inferior segn sea necesario. El cirujano liga el apndice con suturas y lo extirpa. Luego la incisin se cierra con suturas o grapas.

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