[PDF][PDF] Acute appendicitis: controversies in diagnosis and management

CJ Wray, LS Kao, SG Millas, K Tsao, TC Ko - Curr Probl Surg, 2013 - academia.edu
Appendicitis is a common problem; there are more than 300,000 hospital discharges for
appendicitis in the United States per year. 1 Although the clinical scenario of periumbilical …

The role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery in abdominal and pelvic surgery: a systematic review

K Ahmed, TT Wang, VM Patel, K Nagpal, J Clark… - Surgical …, 2011 - Springer
Objective This review aimed to determine the role of single-incision laparoscopic surgery
(SILS) in abdominal and pelvic operations. Data sources The Medline, EMBASE, and …

Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy conducted intracorporeally with the aid of a transabdominal sling suture

O Ateş, G Hakgüder, M Olguner, FM Akgür - Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is becoming popular for the
treatment of acute and perforated appendicitis. Since it was first described, LA has been …

Early experience with single-port laparoscopic surgery in children

TA Ponsky, J Diluciano, W Chwals, R Parry… - … & Advanced Surgical …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The current paradigm in laparoscopic surgery is for each instrument to enter the
abdomen through its own separate incision. The advent of newer laparoscopic trocars and …

Laparoscopic ovariectomy in dogs: comparison between single portal and two‐portal access

G Dupre, V Fiorbianco, M Skalicky… - Veterinary …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To compare surgical times and perioperative complication rates of single portal
access and 2‐portal laparoscopic ovariectomy (LapOVE) in dogs using a bipolar vessel …

Transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (TUSPLA): scarless intracorporeal appendectomy

TH Hong, HL Kim, YS Lee, JJ Kim, KH Lee… - … & Advanced Surgical …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: Laparoscopic appendectomy is generally performed with the three-port system.
In this study, we performed a unique single-port laparoscopic appendectomy, which we refer …

One-trocar appendectomy: sense and nonsense

G Rispoli, MF Armellino, C Esposito - Surgical Endoscopy and Other …, 2002 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic appendectomy is a feasible and a safe alternative to open
appendectomy. Several laparoscopic procedures have been described that use one or more …

Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in general surgery: a review of current practice

F Froghi, MH Sodergren, A Darzi… - Surgical Laparoscopy …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) aims to eliminate multiple port incisions.
Although general operative principles of SILS are similar to conventional laparoscopic …

One-trocar transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy in children: our experience

A D'alessio, E Piro, B Tadini… - European Journal of …, 2002 - thieme-connect.com
The authors report their experience with one-trocar transumbilical laparoscopic assisted
appendectomy (TULAA). From January 1998 to June 2000, 150 patients underwent …

True single-port appendectomy: first experience with the “puppeteer technique”

KE Roberts - Surgical endoscopy, 2009 - Springer
Background Laparoscopic appendectomy is one of the most commonly performed minimally
invasive surgeries worldwide. In recent years, successful attempts to reduce the number of …