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,disposabl...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.展开更多
Single incision laparoscopic surgery(SILS)is a novel minimally invasive surgical technique that is gaining popularity around the world.One of the most commonly performed procedures is single incision laparoscopic chol...Single incision laparoscopic surgery(SILS)is a novel minimally invasive surgical technique that is gaining popularity around the world.One of the most commonly performed procedures is single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(SILC).Most reported techniques utilize special purpose-made access port and articulating instruments,rendering the procedure costly and difficult to learn.This article provides a stepwise description of SILC technique using all straight instruments without the need for a special port.It aims to shorten the learning curve for surgeons wishing to adopt a safe and cost-effective SILC technique to their practice.展开更多
文摘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.
文摘Single incision laparoscopic surgery(SILS)is a novel minimally invasive surgical technique that is gaining popularity around the world.One of the most commonly performed procedures is single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(SILC).Most reported techniques utilize special purpose-made access port and articulating instruments,rendering the procedure costly and difficult to learn.This article provides a stepwise description of SILC technique using all straight instruments without the need for a special port.It aims to shorten the learning curve for surgeons wishing to adopt a safe and cost-effective SILC technique to their practice.
