Does the morphology of the umbilicus influence the incidence of surgical site infections in transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy ?
Conclusions: This was the first study investigating the correlation between the morphology of the umbilicus and SSI development in TULA. SSIs tended to occur more commonly in a narrow and deep umbilicus. An extension of the umbilical incision may help prevent SSI in patients with this umbilical morphology.
Source: Journal of Minimal Access Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Dae Jun Lee Kwang Yong Kim Soo Kyung Ahn Sang Nam Yoon Ji Woong Cho Sam Yeol Lee Bong Hwa Jung Byung Chun Kim Ji Woong Hwang Source Type: research