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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2010; 16(21): 2705-2706
Published online Jun 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2705
Published online Jun 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i21.2705
Single incision laparoscopic surgery
Arun Prasad, Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi 110044, India
Author contributions: Prasad A wrote this paper.
Correspondence to: Dr. Arun Prasad, MS, FRCS, Department of Minimal Access Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi 110044, India. surgerytimes@gmail.com
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Received: February 25, 2010
Revised: March 23, 2010
Accepted: March 30, 2010
Published online: June 7, 2010
Revised: March 23, 2010
Accepted: March 30, 2010
Published online: June 7, 2010
Abstract
As a complement to standard laparoscopic surgery and a safe alternative to natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, single incision laparoscopic surgery is gaining popularity. There are expensive ports, disposable hand instruments and flexible endoscopes that have been suggested to do this surgery and would increase the cost of operation. For a simple surgery like laparoscopic cholecystectomy, these extras are not needed and the surgery can be performed using standard ports, instruments and telescopes. Triangular port insertion and use of instruments by the “chop stick method” are recommended to successfully do the procedure as we have done in our so far small series of 40 cases.