ArticleAnnals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches2026
Improving Laparoscopic Appendectomy Outcomes Using an Ileocecal Fold of Treves Buttress Technique.
Article in Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is the preferred treatment for acute appendicitis; however, it still presents a risk of complications such as infection and bleeding. Improper closure of the appendiceal stump can contribute to the development of postoperative complications. This study evaluates the efficacy of a novel buttress technique using the ileocecal fold of Treves to reinforce the staple-line closure of the appendiceal stump. Study Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 351 patients who underwent LA between 2022 and 2024 at 2 hospitals. Patients were divided into 2 groups: those who received the fold of Treves buttress technique (n = 90) and those who underwent standard staple closure (n = 261). Results: Our results demonstrate that using the fold of Treves buttress technique for securing the appendiceal stump during LA results in favorable outcomes, particularly in postoperative complication rates and length of stay for cases of perforated appendicitis. Conclusions: The use of autologous tissue in this technique offers a cost-effective alternative to commercial buttress materials with the potential to improve patient outcomes in LA. Further studies are necessary to validate these findings and assess the broader applicability of this technique.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.