Appendectomy With a 'Single Incsion Laparoscopic Surgery' (Sils) Port From a Plastic Bottle

Appendectomy with single-port laparoscopic transumbilical surgery.

PURPOSE Acute appendicitis is among the most common emergency conditions in surgical practice and appendectomy is the most common treatment. Single-port (SP) laparoscopic transumbilical surgery has emerged in clinical practice. The aim of this study is to describe SP laparoscopic transumbilical surgery procedure performed in three patients undergoing appendectomy. METHODS Three patients diagn...

Pain after laparoscopic appendectomy: a comparison of transumbilical single-port and conventional laparoscopic surgery

PURPOSE Conventional laparoscopic appendectomy is performed using three ports, and single-port appendectomy is an attractive alternative in order to improve cosmesis. The aim of this study was to compare pain after transumbilical single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SA) with pain after conventional three-port laparoscopic appendectomy (TA). METHODS From April to September 2011, 50 consecuti...

Single-port transumbilical laparoscopic-assisted appendectomy.

Single-port TULAA was done in eleven patients aged 12 to 56 years (mean 34) with uncomplicated appendicitis. Patients with appendicular mass and overt appendicular abscesses were excluded. A 10-mm operating telescope with a 5-mm telescope and 5-mm working channel was introduced through a single 10-mm umbilical port. The appendix was visualized, and grasped with a non-traumatic grasper and evalu...

Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) for Cholecystectomy

Single-port laparoscopic left adrenalectomy (SILS): 3 years' experience of a single institution.

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic adrenalectomy by 3 or 4 trocars is a well-established procedure. This report describes the initial experience with single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) using the transperitoneal approach for left adrenalectomy. METHODS Between April 2010 and January 2013, all consecutive patients with adrenal masses who agreed to undergo SILS adrenalectomy were included in a pro...