The use of laparoscopy has been established in improving perioperative and postoperative
outcomes for patients with simple appendicitis. Laparoscopic appendectomy is associated …

AIM: To assess the differences in clinical benefits and disadvantages of single-incision
laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) …

Objective: To compare surgical outcomes and quality of life between single-port
laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) in …

Purpose Conventional laparoscopic appendectomy is performed using three ports, and
single-port appendectomy is an attractive alternative in order to improve cosmesis. The aim …

Background: This prospective randomized study aimed to evaluate the surgical outcomes of
single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) comparing with open appendectomy …

Background: Acute appendicitis represents one of the main causes of surgical emergencies.
It can be approached as open appendectomy or laparoscopic appendectomy (LA). LA uses …

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive surgery is commonly used to treat appendicitis. Single-
incision laparoscopic surgery is an attractive modality to treat a commonly occurring problem …

BACKGROUND: Minimally invasive single-site (MISS) surgery has recently been applied to
colorectal surgery. We aimed to assess the current state of the art and the adequacy of …

Purpose Single-port laparoscopic surgery has the intention to further minimize the access
trauma similar to natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. While special trocars and …

Background Due to the recent heightened interest in even less invasive surgery, single port
laparoscopic colorectal surgery is quickly gaining acceptance. While this access technique …