Aim: To compare transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy (TULAA) and open appendectomy (OA) in cases of acute uncomplicated appendicitis.
Methods: 58 TULAA and 65 OA in patients with a preoperative diagnosis of acute uncomplicated appendicitis are compared. Pneumoperitoneum was obtained with a transumbilical 10 mm trocar (telescope access) and a 5 mm operative channel introduced in the left iliac fossa. Appendectomy was performed outside the abdomen, after the exteriorisation of the appendix through the transumbilical incision.
Results: In the TULAA group, operative time and hospital stay were reduced. Conversion was necessary in one case (1.7 %), and in one case (1.7 %), an additional 5 mm operative channel was introduced. Neither intra- or postoperative complications were found in the TULAA group, with excellent cosmetic results. In the OA group we had a wound infection (1.5 %) and in 8 cases (12.3 %) an enlargement of the incision was necessary.
Conclusions: TULAA is the best approach in uncomplicated appendicitis. It is less invasive and traumatic, permits a complete evaluation of the peritoneal cavity with superior cosmetic results, especially in obese patients and in cases of ectopic appendicitis.
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