Comparison of stump closure techniques during laparoscopic appendectomies for complicated appendicitis - results from Pol-LA (Polish laparoscopic appendectomy) multicenter large cohort study.

CONCLUSION: Although our results show some clinical benefits of staplers for appendix stump closure, they are based on a non-randomized group of patients and are therefore prone to selection bias. Further well-designed trials taking into consideration not only the clinical benefits, but also, the economic aspects of the surgical treatment of complicated acute appendicitis are needed to confirm our results. PMID: 30747049 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Acta Chir Belg Source Type: research