Single site multiport umbilical laparoscopic appendicectomy versus conventional multiport laparoscopic appendicectomy in acute settings

Prospective Observational Study of Single-Site Multiport Per-umbilical Laparoscopic Endosurgery versus Conventional Multiport Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Critical Appraisal of a Unique Umbilical Approach

Purpose. This prospective observational study compares an innovative approach of Single-Site Multi-Port Per-umbilical Laparoscopic Endo-surgery (SSMPPLE) cholecystectomy with the gold standard-Conventional Multi-port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (CMLC)-to assess the feasibility and efficacy of the former. Methods. In all, 646 patients were studied. SSMPPLE cholecystectomy utilized three ports i...

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...

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

A Study of Open Versus Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Background:Appendicectomy has been the treatment of choice for acute appendicitis. Since advent Laparoscopic appendicectomy (LA) has struggled to prove its superiority over the open technique. This is in contrast to laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which has promptly become the gold standard for gallstone disease. Open appendicectomy (OA) has withstood the test of time for more than a century. The...

Laparoscopic versus open appendicectomy: An Indian perspective

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic appendicectomy though widely practiced has not gained universal approval. Laparoscopic appendicectomy in India is relatively new and the literature is scant. This study was aimed to compare laparoscopic with open appendicectomy and ascertain the therapeutic benefit, if any, in the overall management of acute appendicitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group consisted...