Editing Appendectomy (section)

== Pediatric patients ==
[[File:Apendixexternalview.jpg|thumb|Inflamed appendix removal]]
Pediatric patients have a mobile cecum, which allows externalization of the cecal appendix through the umbilicus in most cases. This has led to the development of surgical techniques such as laparoscopic-assisted transumbilical appendectomy, which allows the entire surgery to be performed with a single umbilical incision and has significant advantages in terms of both recovery and aesthetic outcome.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sekioka |first1=Akinori |last2=Takahashi |first2=Toshiaki |last3=Yamoto |first3=Masaya |last4=Miyake |first4=Hiromu |last5=Fukumoto |first5=Koji |last6=Nakaya |first6=Kengo |last7=Nomura |first7=Akiyoshi |last8=Yamada |first8=Yutaka |last9=Urushihara |first9=Naoto |date=December 2018 |title=Outcomes of Transumbilical Laparoscopic-Assisted Appendectomy and Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Acute Pediatric Appendicitis in a Single Institution |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30088968 |journal=Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A |volume=28 |issue=12 |pages=1548–1552 |doi=10.1089/lap.2018.0306 |issn=1557-9034 |pmid=30088968 |s2cid=51941735 |access-date=2022-08-29 |archive-date=2022-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829142411/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30088968/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Scarlapappendix.jpg|thumb|Laparoscopic-assisted transumbilical appendectomy scar on a pediatric patient. Anesthetic result one month after surgery.]]