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Morvendhran Moodley

Ectopic gastric mucosa (50% in 93.7% incidental MD) 44% n/r 92% 88.9% 73% 78.3%

Postoperative complications 8.3% 0% 11% 5.5% 0% 16% 6.8%

LMD – – – – 4-7 days n/a
Mean hospital stay (days) VATMD – 3.7 – 4 – 3.85

LAMD LMD 5.3 ± 1.2 – 1.66 ± 0.8 45 (for all patients) 4.3 – 6.8 – – – – 62-110 mins 4.5 n/a

Table 1: Comparison of outcomes Mean operative time (min) VATMD LAMD – 125.9 ± 48.4 – 55 81.4 128 – 115 70 – – – 75.7 106 MD: Meckel’s diverticulectomy; LAMD: Laparoscopically-assisted transumbilical Meckel’s diverticulectomy (3 port technique); VATMD: Video-assisted transumbilical Meckel’s diverticulectomy (single port

RA No Yes No No No Yes

LMD – 12 – – – 12 24 technique); LMD: Laparoscopic Meckel’s diverticulectomy (3 port intracorporeal diverticulectomy); RA: Routine appendicectomy

VATMD – – 5 – 9 – 14

LAMD 36 18 4 18 – – 76

N 36 33 9 20 9 12 119

Study Sai Prasad et al, 2006 Shalaby et al 2005 Clark et al 2008 Chan et al 2008 Cobellis et al 2007 Palanivelu et al 2008 Total Average

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