title: Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy: a prospective randomized controlled study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare surgical outcomes and quality of life between single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) and conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) in patients with acute appendicitis.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  A prospective randomized single center study was performed to compare the outcome of SPLA and CLA in patients with acute appendicitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 248 patients were randomized, but because of 18 withdrawals, the outcome of 224 is analyzed, 116 in CLA and 114 in SPLA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was no significant difference in the overall complication rate (P = 0.470). There were no significant differences in infectious complications between the SPLA group and the CLA group (10.2% and 12.4%, respectively). The wound complication rate between the 2 groups was not significant (5.1% and 10.6%, respectively; P = 0.207). Cosmetic satisfaction score, 36-item short-form health survey, and postoperative pain scores were not significantly different between 2 groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SPLA failed to show any advantages over CLA relative to pain and cosmesis. However, SPLA is as safe as CLA (RCT number 01348464).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University, School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Won-Suk
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jung Nam
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Keon Kug
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yeon Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Woon Kee
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeong-Heum
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Tae-Hoon
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult