Simple Suturing Technique for Umbilical Dimple Wound after Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery of the spleen through single umbilical incision

INTRODUCTION Single incision transumbilical laparoscopic procedures are the next step in development of minimally invasive surgery. Recent studies prove that the new technique can be a safe alternative to multiport laparoscopy; therefore it is becoming more and more popular. AIM We present our preliminary experience with single incision laparoscopy of the spleen. MATERIAL AND METHODS We ana...

Single-incision Laparoscopic Surgery

in many gynecologic procedures with better results in terms of minimal perioperative morbidity and shorter hospital stay, with consequent improved quality of life compared to laparotomic approach1,2. Despite this wellknown advantages, laparoscopy still requires 0.5 to 1.5 cm long incisions and three to five ports to be performed, each working port implying with an inherent risk of bleeding, inf...

A simple technique for knot tying in single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS)

Minimal access surgery has been generally accepted as a method of operating through a very small incision or no incision at all. Today, all abdominal and thoracic surgeries can be performed with laparoscopy. Intracorporeal knot tying is an advanced skill that involves a difficult process with a long learning curve. In particular, when the angle between the working instruments is narrow and the ...

Single – Incision Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Cancer

There have been major advances in the treatment of rectal cancer in the last two decades. Improvements in surgical instrumentation has dramatically impacted the surgical approach to rectal cancer. Particularly laparoscopic procedures have been assumed a central role in the management of benign and malignant colorectal diseases as a result of a recent paradigm shift toward minimally invasive sur...

Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) for Cholecystectomy