A comparative study between single incision multiport laparoscopic appendicectomy and conventional laparoscopic appendicectomy in tertiary care hospital, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India

Laparoscopic versus Open Appendicectomy: A Comparative Study

There are many questions regarding the advantages and disadvantages a videolaparoscopic approach in the treatment of acute appendicitis. The authors present the results of a non-randomized, prospective study with 496 patients admitted between January 1992 and March 1998 by the General Surgery Service of São Rafael Hospital Salvador-BA-Brazil. The patients were submitted for appendicectomy by vi...

A Comparative Study between Laparoscopic Appendicectomy and Small Incision Open (Minilap) Appendicectomy in Cases of Acute Appendicitis

Open appendicectomy is time tasted technique while laparoscopic appendicectomy is newer concept. In present study total 75 patients with appendicitis were selected, 40 of which underwent SIOA(small incision open appendicectomy) and 35 underwent LA(laparoscopic appendicectomy). SIOA was done via 2-3 cm incision at McBurney’s point and LA was done via standard 3 port technique. Both the technique...

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

A Comparative Study between Conventional and Laparoscopic Appendicectomy in Acute Appendicitis

Appendix is a vestigial organ which can get inflamed to cause appendicitis. It is the bread and butter of a surgeon who encounters this problem regularly. Appendicectomy is the surgery which is performed to remove the inflamed appendix. It can be achieved either by conventional open surgery or laparoscopic surgery. In this study an effort was made to compare the complications involved between c...

Single-incision Multiport Laparoscopic Appendectomy versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Single-center Randomized Control Study

Background: Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency and early surgical intervention improves outcome. Laparoscopic Appendectomy has become the mainstay of surgical management of appendicitis. Single incision surgery, a recent offshoot of Laparoscopy is slowly going momentum. Objective: This study aims to compare the standard conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy with Single In...