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Fig. 3. Operating room set-up for diagnostic
laparoscopy and appendicectomy.
Fig. 5. Vesseles in the meso-appendix are
dissected and clipped.
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Fig. 4. Trocar positions for appendicectomy.
Trocar 1 is used for the laparoscope. Trocars 2
and 3 are the main dissection sites. Trocar 4
can be added if necessary.
Fig. 6. The appendix is freed by blunt
dissection to its base on the caecum.