Single port laparoscopic appendectomy: are we pursuing real advantages?

N Vettoretto, V Mandalà - World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2011 - Springer
Single port appendectomy, due to its cosmetic appeal and to a technique similar to classic
laparoscopic appendectomy, is provoking an increasing number of publications and case …

Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study

WS Lee, ST Choi, JN Lee, KK Kim, YH Park, WK Lee… - 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To compare surgical outcomes and quality of life between single-port
laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) in …

A case-controlled comparison of single-site access versus conventional three-port laparoscopic appendectomy

AYB Teoh, PWY Chiu, TCL Wong, SKH Wong… - Surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Background The aim of this study was to compare patients who underwent single-site
access laparoscopic appendectomy (SSALA) to those who underwent conventional three …

Learning curve of single-port laparoscopic appendectomy for noncomplicated acute appendicitis: a preliminary analysis compared with conventional laparoscopic …

YT Liao, TH Lin, PC Lee, TH Chou… - … & Advanced Surgical …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Background: The aim of this study was to delineate the learning curve of single-port
laparoscopic appendectomy for noncomplicated appendicitis. Patients and Methods: Thirty …

[PDF][PDF] A comparison of transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy and conventional three-port laparoscopic appendectomy: from the diagnosis to the …

SM Baik, KS Hong, YI Kim - Journal of the Korean Surgical …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Purpose: Recently many cases of appendectomy have been conducted by singleincision
laparoscopic technique. The aim of this study is to figure out the benefits of transumbilical …

Comparative study on surgical outcomes and operative costs of transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy versus conventional laparoscopic …

YS Lee, JH Kim, EJ Moon, JJ Kim, KH Lee… - Surgical Laparoscopy …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Purpose To reduce the incisional morbidity and improve cosmesis, the authors adopted a
single-port laparoscopic appendectomy using a unique “single-port”. The authors …

A prospective, randomized controlled trial of single-incision laparoscopic vs conventional 3-port laparoscopic appendectomy for treatment of acute appendicitis

JT Carter, JA Kaplan, JN Nguyen, MYC Lin… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Proponents of single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) claim patients have
less pain, faster recovery, and better long-term cosmetic results than patients who undergo …

Single-port laparoscopic surgery in acute appendicitis: retrospective comparative analysis for 618 patients

BM Kang, JW Hwang, BY Ryu - Surgical endoscopy, 2016 - Springer
Background Transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) is a promising
procedure that features less pain, faster recovery of postoperative bowel function and …

Initial experience in laparoscopic single-port appendectomy: a pilot study

R Raakow, DA Jacob - Digestive Surgery, 2011 - karger.com
Background: We describe our initial experience performing a single-port (SP) advanced
laparoscopic appendectomy in comparison to the conventional port (CP) technique, which …

Two-port laparoscopic appendectomy as transition to laparoendoscopic single site surgery

JG Olijnyk, GG Pretto, OP da Costa Filho… - Journal of minimal …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: According to the precepts of reduced surgical trauma and better cosmesis,
an intermediate laparoscopic appendectomy technique between the conventional three …