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ArticleAnnals of surgical treatment and research2021

Comparison of postoperative pain after needle grasper-assisted single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy versus single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial (PANASILA trial).

Byung Kwan Park, Jong Won Kim, Suk Won Suh, Joong-Min Park, Yong Gum Park

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Article in Annals of surgical treatment and research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Byung Kwan ParkDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2283-8483
Jong Won KimDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9556-7143
Suk Won SuhDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6111-9601
Joong-Min ParkDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8582-6391
Yong Gum ParkDepartment of Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3054-8096
Chung-Ang University Hospital · KR

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Abstract

purposeThis study was performed to compare the efficacies of newly developed needle grasper-assisted (Endo Relief) single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (NASILA) and single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA).

methodsThis study enrolled 110 patients with acute appendicitis without periappendiceal abscess, diagnosed using computed tomography, who were randomized to the SILA (n = 54) and NASILA groups (n = 56) between December 2017 and August 2018 (6 patients withdrawn). The NASILA technique entailed a small umbilical incision for the glove port (equivalent to that for a 12-mm trocar), and a 2.5-mm suprapubic incision for the needle grasper.

resultsThe SILA and NASILA groups included 49 (male, 61.2%) and 55 (male, 54.5%) patients, respectively. Age, body mass index, abdominal surgical history, symptom duration, and use of patient-controlled analgesia did not differ significantly between the 2 groups. The main wound size was significantly smaller in the NASILA group than in the SILA group (1.8 ± 0.4 cm

conclusionNASILA could attenuate postoperative pain by minimizing the size of the surgical wound; further, NASILA may not be inferior to SILA in terms of cosmetic results.

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AppendectomyLaparoscopySurgical instrumentsSurgical wound

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