Transumbilical Gelport access technique for performing single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS).
BACKGROUND
Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is an area of active research within general surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
A number of procedures, including cholecystectomy, appendectomy, urologic procedures, adrenalectomy, and bariatric procedures, are currently being performed with this methodology. There is, as yet, no standard published technique for single-port access to the peritoneal cavity for SILS. We describe, herein, an access technique utilizing existing instrumentation including a Gelport and wound retractor that is reliable and easy. This technique has been used successfully at our institution for a number of single incision laparoscopic procedures.
Merchant
Aziz M
AM
Emory Endosurgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Emory University, 1364 Clifton Road, Suite H-127, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Cook
Michael W
MW
White
Brent C
BC
Davis
S Scott
SS
Sweeney
John F
JF
Lin
Edward
E
D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery*