Status:

COMPLETED

Open Appendectomy Versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Lead Sponsor:

Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital

Conditions:

Appendicitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

15+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

1\. Laparoscopic appendectomy may not be a superior procedure when compared with open appendectomy; 2. Various modifications in laparoscopic appendectomy procedure may reduce the technical diffuculty ...

Detailed Description

The study will be a prospective randomized clinical trial. Totally 150 patients who are diagnosed to have acute appendicitis will be randomly divided into 3 equal groups (n=50 for each group). First g...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The patients with a preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Exclusion

  • The patients who are not volunteered to join the study
  • The patients who are diagnosed to have peroperative or histopathological pathology other than acute appendicitis
  • The patients who have additional pathologies accompanying acute appendicitis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01260064

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

May 1 2011

Last Update

May 26 2011

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Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye), 34147