Laparoscopic Endoscopic Single-site Surgery versus Conventional Laparoscopic Surgery for Acute Appendicitis in an Adult Population.

This article discusses a study which evaluated the outcomes of laparoscopic endoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) compared with a traditional three-incision laparoscopic appendectomy in an adult population. Researchers performed a retrospective review of all the patients who underwent appendectomy from January 2008 to April 2011. They learned that no statistically significant difference in operative times, hospital length of stay, or intraoperative or postoperative complication rates.