Transvaginal Appendectomy: A Systematic Review

Table 3

Results of transvaginal appendectomies.

Author	Number	Operating time (min) mean (range)	Complications (number)	Conversion to laparoscopy (number)	Length of stay (mean and range)
Bernhardt et al. [3]	1	NA	No	No	3
Tabutsadze and Kipshidze [4]	2	76 & 88	No	No	1.25 & 1.5
Shin et al. [5]	1	60	No	No	3
Zorron et al. [6]	37	60.5 (90 for flexible)	Appendicular artery hemorrhage (3)	Appendicular artery hemorrhage (3)	1.3
Pérez et al. [7]	8	48.3 (37–75)	No	No	1.1 (<1-2)
Noguera et al. [8]	4	61	No	No	NA
Roberts et al. [10]	18	44.4	Intra-abdominal abscess (1); Urinary retention (1); Unable to sustain pneumoperitoneum (1)	Unable to sustain pneumoperitoneum (1)	1.1
Albrecht et al. [9]	30	44.3	Urinary infection (1); Dyspareunia (2)	No	3.4
Jacobsen et al. [12]	3	71 (55–80)	NA	No	NA
Arezzo et al. [13]	5	Rigid: 42.5 (40–45); Flexible: 70 (60–90)	No	No	Rigid: 1.5 (1-2); Flexible: 1.3 (1-2)
Wada et al. [14]	1	130	No	No	1
Mofid et al. [15]	2	25 & 32	No	No	NA