Single Incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital (HCUVA)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Appendicitis

Treatments: Procedure: Conventional appendectomy; Procedure: Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01515293

HUV-APP-MDFB

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare the short-term outcomes of single-incision and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy.

Full description

Appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency. The treatment is surgical and single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) involves performing laparoscopic surgery through a single transumbilical point, in an attempt to improve the results of laparoscopic surgery.

Enrollment: 184 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with suspected acute appendicitis

Exclusion criteria

• Perforated appendicitis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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184 participants in 2 patient groups

Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Single Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Conventional appendectomy

Experimental group

Description:

Conventional appendectomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional appendectomy