SynthesisPediatric surgery international2015
Single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic appendicectomy in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Open versus laparoscopic repair in pediatric incarcerated inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2026Pooled it
- 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
- A systematic review of the quality of conduct and reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in paediatric surgery.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Practical Benefits of Single- vs. Three-Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Pain Relief and Long-Term Cosmesis in Pediatric Patients: A Prospective Comparative Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Single-Incision Laparoscopy in Abdominal Trauma: Current Evidence, Clinical Applications, and Evolving Role-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy versus traditional three-hole laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis in children by senior pediatric surgeons: a multicenter study from China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Single Incision Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery: From Myth to Reality a Case Series.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Article
- Single-Port and Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy in Children with Acute Appendicitis.JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
- Does the morphology of the umbilicus influence the incidence of surgical site infections in transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy?Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
purposeSingle-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) has been considered as an alternative to conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare clinical outcomes between single-incision laparoscopic appendicectomy and conventional laparoscopic appendicectomy in children.
methodsAn electronic search of EMBASE, PubMed, MEDLINE was performed. Operative time, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications including wound infection, intra-abdominal infection, ileus in SILA and CLA were pooled and compared by meta-analysis.
resultsTwelve studies (4 randomized controlled trials, 1 prospective study and 7 retrospective studies) that included 2,109 pediatric patients were studied. Of these patients, 933 and 1,176 patients had undergone SILA and CLA, respectively. There was significant shorter length of hospital stay for SILA compared with CLA in children; however, pooling the results for SILA and CLA revealed no significant difference in operative time and postoperative complications.
conclusionCompared with CLA, SILA has the advantage of shorter hospital stay. However, SILA failed to show any obvious advantages over CLA in operative time and postoperative complications including wound infection, intra-abdominal infection, and ileus.
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