ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2005
Laparoscopic versus standard appendectomy outcomes and cost comparisons in the private sector.
Article in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- A new right groin incision versus McBurney's incision for open appendectomy: a randomized controlled trial.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2018Trial
- Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: a comparison of primary outcome measures.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationTrial
- Economic Evaluation of Acute Appendicitis Therapeutic Interventions: A Systematic Review.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Mini-Incision Open Appendectomy with Incision Skin Tissue Retractor vs. Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Retrospective Study of the Management of Child Acute Appendicitis.Advances in therapy · 2018Article
- Economic evaluations in gastroenterology in Brazil: A systematic review.World journal of gastrointestinal pharmacology and therapeutics · 2016Article
- Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: a retrospective cohort study assessing outcomes and cost-effectiveness.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2016Article
- Should appendectomy be performed laparoscopically? Clinical prospective randomized trial.Ulusal cerrahi dergisi · 2015Article
- Is laparoscopic appendectomy safe when performed in a low volume setting?International journal of biomedical science : IJBS · 2014Article
- Cost-effectiveness of open versus laparoscopic appendectomy: a multilevel approach with propensity score matching.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2012Article
- Laparoscopic appendectomy without clip or ligature. An experimental study.Surgical endoscopy · 2008Article
- Laparoscopic versus open appendectomy: which way to go?World journal of gastroenterology · 2008Article
- Recent experience with laparoscopic appendectomy in a Canadian teaching centre.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2008Article
- Single-incision videolaparoscopic appendectomy with conventional videolaparoscopy equipment.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgeryArticle
- A retrospective study of two-port appendectomy and its comparison with open appendectomy and three-port appendectomy.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
- 257 incidental appendectomies during total laparoscopic hysterectomy.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
Minimally invasive surgery has been proposed as the preferred treatment strategy for various gastrointestinal disorders due to shorter hospital stay, less pain, quicker return to normal activities, and improved cosmesis. However, these advantages may not be straightforward for laparoscopic appendectomy, and optimal management of remains controversial. One hundred forty-eight patients with clinical and radiologic diagnoses of acute appendicitis treated in two different hospitals were retrospectively reviewed. Seventy-eight patients underwent laparoscopic appendectomy in hospital A and 70 patients underwent standard appendectomy in hospital B. Patients treated by either type of surgery were compared in terms of clinical and pathologic features, operation characteristics, complications, and costs. There were no significant differences between both groups in terms of clinical features, radiologic studies, complications, and final pathology findings (P > .05). Hospital stay was significantly shorter and bowel movements recovered quicker in the laparoscopy group. However, overall and operating room costs were significantly higher in patients treated by laparoscopy (P < .01). Our series show a subtle difference in terms of hospital stay and bowel movement recovery, favoring patients treated by laparoscopy. However, these results have to be carefully examined and weighed, because overall costs and operating room costs were significantly higher in the laparoscopy group.
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