Open AccessSingle-Incision Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial (SCAR trial)
Author(s) -
Sung Il Kang,
In Teak Woo,
Sung Uk Bae,
ChunSeok Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.29337/ijsp.159
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , visual analogue scale , randomization , clinical endpoint , surgery , patient satisfaction , appendicitis , umbilicus (mollusc) , general surgery , physical therapy
Although single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) was introduced decades ago, it is still considered a difficult technique to perform compared to conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA). In addition, controversy about the benefits of SILA compared to CLA abound and no definite criteria for choosing SILA over CLA in patients with appendicitis currently exist. Therefore, we have planned a multi-center randomized controlled trial to compare SILA with CLA in terms of cosmetic satisfaction and pain reduction.