Open AccessSafety and feasibility of single-port laparoscopic appendectomy as a training procedure for surgical residents
Author(s) -
Kwang Yeol Paik,
Seung Hoon Yoon,
Sung Geun Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_136_18
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , port (circuit theory) , surgery , significant difference , general surgery , electrical engineering , engineering
Single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPLA) is one of the most commonly performed single-port surgeries worldwide. This study aimed to determine whether the performance of SPLA by residents without sufficient experience as operators of conventional LA (CLA) is safe and feasible.