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Open Access 01-12-2011 | Review

Single port laparoscopic appendectomy: are we pursuing real advantages?

Authors: Nereo Vettoretto, Vincenzo Mandalà

Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2011

Abstract

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 series to explore its feasibility and effective improvements for patients with acute appendicitis. The margins for improvement are not so large, as laparoscopic appendectomy is, after 20 years from its beginning, still debated. A literature search has been accomplished to investigate the outcomes of the operation. 23 case series or retrospective comparisons with classic laparoscopy have been found. The numbers and low quality of the published data do not permit to draw evidence based conclusions. Still, trends seem to evidence an increase in complications especially in complicated appendicitis, which suggests caution in its dissemination outside clinical trials.

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Title: Single port laparoscopic appendectomy: are we pursuing real advantages?
Authors: Nereo Vettoretto
Vincenzo Mandalà
Publication date: 01-12-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-6-25

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