Journal of pediatric surgery
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Review Meta Analysis
Systematic review and meta-analysis of single-incision versus conventional laparoscopic appendectomy in children.
Increasing evidence has indicated that single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) is a safe procedure that has a comparable clinical outcome to conventional multiport laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) in adult patients. Nevertheless, the use of SILA in pediatric patients is still controversial, and systematic reviews that compare SILA and CLA in children are lacking in the current literature. ⋯ SILA seems to be a relatively feasible and safe procedure without any superiority to CLA. Thus, SILA may not be a better approach for pediatric patients.