This study aims to introduce an alternative technique for effective single-site robotic cholecystectomy (SSRC) using a reverse port. Proper exposure of Calot’s triangle is critical for safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Current robotic surgical systems are useful for singlesite cholecystectomy. However, in exposing Calot’s triangle, the gallbladder is usually retracted in a medial and upward di...

INTRODUCTION Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) is widely used for the excision of both benign and malignant rectal tumours. It is relatively expensive and can be a challenging technique. A recent development in laparoscopic surgery is the single-port technique (single-incision laparoscopic surgery, SILS). The SILS port is a flexible multichannel port for transumbilical laparoscopic surger...

TECHNIQUE With the recent advent of single port laparoscopic surgery, a single access port (SILSTM; Covidien, Mansfield, MA, US) can be used to gain retroperitoneal access (Fig 1) and allow necrosectomy to be performed. During the procedure, irrigation with warmed 0.9% saline or low CO2 pressure (8mmHg) permits visualisation of the retroperitoneum, and standard laparoscopic graspers and a sucti...

Single and dual port versions of the keyed fillers fitted to TEC4 and TEC3 vaporizers, respectively, were examined. The single port filler performed satisfactorily, provided that it was correctly used and properly maintained. Design deficiencies in the dual-port keyed filler were found which accounted for many of the problems described by users. The keyed bottle adaptor could be improved by an ...

OBJECTIVES Occasionally, the development of laparoscopic procedures allows the performance of combined surgeries. Currently, some of these can be carried out by trans-umbilical single-port laparoscopy. MATERIAL AND METHODS We report a patient with renal tumor of 4.5cm and cholelithiasis who undergone to trans-umbilical single port-right radical nephrectomy with concomitant cholecystectomy. Th...

INTRODUCTION Single port laparoscopic surgery has been increasingly used for complex surgical procedures. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of a single port laparoscopic subtotal colectomy and ileostomy in an adolescent patient with ulcerative colitis. CASE REPORT A 13-year old female patient with ulcerative colitis resistant to maximal medical therapy underwent a single po...

PURPOSE To perform technically the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) using a unique Intragastric Single Port (IGSG) in animal swine model, evidencing an effective and safe procedure, optimizing the conventional technique. METHODS IGSG was performed in 4 minipigs, using a percutaneous intragastric single port located in the pre-pyloric region. The gastric stapling of the greater curvature ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The introduction of robotic surgery offers patients and surgeons new options for adrenalectomy. Whereas multiport adrenalectomies have been safely performed using the robot, we describe our experience with the novel technique of single-port robotic-assisted adrenalectomy. METHODS We performed a matched-cohort study comparing 16 single-port robotic-assisted adrenalect...

PURPOSE A laparoscopic appendectomy is now commonly performed. The push in recent years toward reducing the number of ports required to perform this surgery has led to the development of a single-port laparoscopic appendectomy (SPA). We compared postoperative pain after an SPA using a glove port with a percutaneous organ-holding device (group 1) with that of an SPA using a commercially-availabl...