Minimization of Wound With the Assistance of a Needle Grasper in Single-Incision Laparoscopic Appendectomy.

CONCLUSIONS: NASILA was not inferior to SILA regarding cosmetic results. Operative convenience is higher in NASILA than in SILA, and the smaller surgical wound in NASILA minimizes postoperative pain. PMID: 31132924 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31132924?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgical Innovation - May 26, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Kim BJ, Kim JW, Choi YS, Park YG, Kim BG, Park JM, Lee SE, Park BK, Suh SW, Chi KC Tags: Surg Innov Source Type: research