Single port/incision laparoscopic surgery compared with standard 3 port laparoscopic surgery for appendicectomy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Oral and Gastrointestinal; Subtopic: Oral and Gastrointestinal (all Subtopics); Disease: Gastrointestinal; Circulatory System; Gastrointestinal

• Registration Number: ISRCTN66443895
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Aberdeen (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2012 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23111090 2. 2015 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4293491/

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-03-10
• Study Completion: 2011-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 November 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 16 years and over, either sex
2. Presenting at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI)
3. Diagnosed with acute appendicitis and for whom laparoscopic surgical management is judged appropriate

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients who have had previous open abdominal surgery through midline incision
2. Patients who have had previous umbilical hernia repair with mesh
3. Patients unable to consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified