ArticleMinimally invasive surgery2012
Single-port transumbilical laparoscopic appendectomy: a preliminary multicentric comparative study in 87 patients with acute appendicitis.
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- Meta-analysis of single-incision versus three-port laparoscopic appendectomy comparing operation time and postoperative pain.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Laparoscopic appendectomy with single port vs conventional access: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Pooled it
- Single-incision compared with conventional laparoscopy for appendectomy in acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2022Pooled it
- European association for endoscopic surgery (EAES) consensus statement on single-incision endoscopic surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2019Guideline
- Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy versus conventional 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy for appendicitis: an updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Surgery today · 2015Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials comparing single incision versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy.World journal of surgery · 2014Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for appendectomies: a meta-analysis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2013Pooled it
- Real-world data of single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy: a German-wide prospective cohort study among 276 individuals.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
- Transumbilical Single-Incision Laparoscopic-Assisted Appendectomy (TULAA) Is Useful in Adults and Young Adolescents: Comparison with Multi-Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Two-port laparoscopic appendectomy with the help of a needle grasper: better cosmetic results and fewer trocars than conventional laparoscopic appendectomy.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2016Article
- Past and present in abdominal surgery management for Cushing's syndrome.SAGE open medicine · 2014Article
- Comparison of clinical outcomes of open, laparoscopic and single port appendicectomies.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2013Article
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Abstract
Introduction. Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) has been performed in many approaches such as open, laparoscopic and recently Single Port Access (SPAA). In order to elucidate its potential advantages, we compared the two laparoscopic approaches. Methods. 87 patients were included in a multicentric study for suspected appendicitis in order to perform (SPAA) appendectomy or laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). All outcomes, including blood loss, operative time, complications, and length of stay and pain were recorded prospectively. Results. There were 46 patients in the SPAA group and 41 in the LAG with a mean operative time of 40,4 minutes in the SPAA group and 35,0 minutes in the LA group. Only one patient was converted to an open approach. We described only 2 complications. Pain was graded 2,8 in the SPAA group and 2,9 in the LA group, according to the AVS after 24 hours. Patients in the SPAA Group were more satisfied (7,5 versus 6,9) (P < 0.05). Same results were found for the cosmetic result (8,6 versus 7,4) (P < 0.05). Conclusion. Using the single port approach feasible and safe. The true benefit of the technique should be assessed by new randomised controlled trials.
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