Transumbilical three-port vs conventional laparoscopic appendectomy: A single-center retrospective comparative study

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2026; 18(8): 119249
Published online Aug 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.119249

Table 2 Surgical and postoperative outcomes, n (%)/median (interquartile range)

Variable	All patients (n = 77)	Conventional group (n = 26)	Cosmetic group (n = 51)	H	P value
Operating time (minutes)	40 (30, 60)	45 (30, 67.5)	40 (30, 60)	0.27	0.61
Length of hospital stay (days)	5 (4, 6)	5 (4, 6)	5 (4, 6)	0.58	0.45
Total hospitalization cost (yuan)	9733.44 (8852.22, 11105.50)	8783.34 (7425.83, 9904.43)	10262.44 (9181.34, 11686.25)	8.03	0.0046
Imported surgical scalpel (yuan)	10082.85 (9251.19, 11120.02)	10347.95 (9672.035, 12760.03)	10082.85 (9190.44, 10920.98)	1.63	0.2
Domestically produced surgical scalpel (yuan)	7467.36 (6883.44, 8027.50)	7467.36 (6667.32, 7924.94)	7670.31 (7338.91, 8001.71)	0.1	0.75
Postoperative complications
None	72 (95.5)	22 (84.6)	50 (98.04)
Diarrhea	2 (2.6)	1 (3.85)	1 (1.96)
Surgical wound infection	1 (1.3)	1 (3.85)	0 (0)
Fever	2 (2.6)	2 (7.7)	0 (0)
Patient satisfaction score	9 (8, 9)	8 (7.25, 9)	9 (8, 9)	0.89	0.345
Postoperative VAS at 2 hours	4 (4, 6)	5 (4, 6)	4 (4, 5)	1.66	0.198
Postoperative VAS at 6 hours	3 (3, 5)	4 (3, 5)	3 (3, 4)	1.66	0.198
Postoperative VAS at 12 hours	2 (2, 4)	3 (2, 4)	2 (2, 3)	1.66	0.198
Postoperative VAS at 24 hours	1 (1, 3)	2 (1, 3)	1 (1, 2)	1.66	0.198

VAS: Visual analogue scale.

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Citation: Yu HB, Jin YB. Transumbilical three-port vs conventional laparoscopic appendectomy: A single-center retrospective comparative study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(8): 119249
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.119249

Yu HB, Jin YB. Transumbilical three-port vs conventional laparoscopic appendectomy: A single-center retrospective comparative study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(8): 119249 [DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.119249]

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