Peer review report 1 on “Single-incision laparoscopically assisted appendectomy performed by residents is safe and feasible: A single institution, retrospective case series”

Annals of Medicine and Surgery 13 Supplement 1 (2017) S92

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Peer review report 1 on “Single-incision laparoscopically assisted appendectomy performed by residents is safe and feasible: A single institution, retrospective case series”

Original submission [H2]Recommendation Revise e amend article type. Comments to the author I'm not sure I understand the premise of this paper; a

DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2017.02.002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2017.02.031 2049-0801

laparoscopic appendectomy is a very easy and straight forward procedure. Any surgeon will assume that residents could and should be able to complete it using a single incision. I'm therefore not sure we need a study to show that a single incision lap appe would be “safe and feasible”. One would assume it is. Now a single incision lap chole done by residents on the other hand… Anonymous reviewer