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LCDR CLINTON H. LOWERY, MC; CAPT. HARRY F. LENHARDT, MC

AMA Arch Surg. 1962;85(3):476-479.

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Among surgeons, the opinion regarding the advisability of incidental appendectomy as a routine procedure during other intra-abdominal operations is diverse. Many surgeons are dogmatic in their stand for or against, while others vary depending upon the circumstances in the individual case.

Allen¹ is of the opinion that incidental appendectomy should not only be considered as an elective procedure but also as a prophylactic one. He favors removal of the normal appendix in the course of another operation provided that appendectomy can be performed through the incision already in use, if the patient's general health and operative condition are good, and if, in the surgeon's judgment, the procedure can be performed without threat, including wound soilage.

Recent literature favors incidental appendectomy as a routine procedure, especially during gynecological and obstetrical surgery.^2-4 Taniguchi and Kilkenny² reviewed a series of 532 appendices removed incidental to other pelvic surgery in women. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
USN; USN

U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va. (LCDR Lowery); Chief of Surgery, U.S. Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Va., and Fellow, American College of Surgeons (Capt. Lenhardt).

Footnotes
Received for publication Nov. 24, 1961.

The opinions or assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or of the Naval Service at large.

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