Trial reportSurgical endoscopy2011
Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy using conventional instruments: an initial experience using a novel technique.
Trial report in Surgical endoscopy, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01567098 (Single Incision Versus Conventional 3-Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Single Incision Versus Conventional 3-Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Single Center Prospective Randomized Trial
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Single-incision versus conventional multi-incision laparoscopic appendicectomy for suspected uncomplicated appendicitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Single-incision versus conventional multi-incision laparoscopic appendicectomy for suspected uncomplicated appendicitis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Single incision laparoscopic surgery using conventional laparoscopic instruments versus two-port laparoscopic surgery for adnexal lesions.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Single-incision laparoscopy surgery: a systematic review.Electronic physician · 2016Review
- Comparison and efficacy of LigaSure and rubber band ligature in closing the inflamed cecal stump in a rat model of acute appendicitis.BioMed research international · 2015Article
- Simple technique for gasless transumbilical single-incisional laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2014Article
- Single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy: A case-match study.SAGE open medicine · 2014Article
- Review
- Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Appendiceal Mucoceles: Safety and Feasibility in a Series of 16 Consecutive Cases.Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology · 2011Article
- Single port laparoscopic appendectomy: are we pursuing real advantages?World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2011Article
- Laparoscopic appendectomy: new concepts.World journal of surgery · 2011Review
- Single-Port and Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children with Acute Appendicitis.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundLaparoscopic appendectomy has gained wide acceptance. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and cosmetic results of a novel technique: single incision laparoscopic (SIL) appendectomy.
methodsThe study enrolled consecutive patients undergoing appendectomy for acute appendicitis. Appendectomy was performed using three trocars and conventional laparoscopic instruments through a single small umbilical incision (length, ~3 cm). The patients received standard pre- and postoperative care and presented for a follow-up visit after a mean of 27 days.
resultsThe study cohort consisted of 26 patients (10 women and 16 men) with an average age of 44 years (range, 13-83 years). Of 26 appendectomies, 22 (85%) were achieved through a single surgical site. The mean SIL appendectomy operative time was 58 min (range, 33-107 min). No operative complications occurred. The average postoperative hospital stay was 1.2 days for nonperforated appendicitis and 2.7 days for perforated appendicitis. At the follow-up visit, no patient showed any evidence of incisional hernia. The operative incisions were minimally visible, and all the individuals reported a highly favorable cosmetic outcome.
conclusionsThe results of the study demonstrated that laparoscopic appendectomy can be achieved through a single umbilical incision using conventional instruments and that this approach is successful, safe, and aesthetic.
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