Digital cholangioscope-assisted endoscopic direct-vision appendicitis therapy versus laparoscopic appendectomy for chronic appendicitis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Compared with LA, EDAT is a safe, effective, organ-preserving alternative technique for chronic appendicitis, offering a shorter recovery time, reduced adverse event rates, and a low recurrence rate observed during follow-up.
Authors
- Kaizhe Yang
- Xin Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2808-7908)
- Lihua Ren
- Lu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1141-8288)
- Ruihua Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5604-2731)
- L L Xu
- Yadong Feng
- Zhi Wang
- Juan Liu
- Qin Lu
- Yang Liu
Institutions
- Nantong University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University (CN)
- Zhongda Hospital Southeast University (CN)
- Southeast University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848261422862
- Primary Topic
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00