title: Single incision laparoscopic splenectomy with double port.
abstract: In response to the increasing interest in minimally invasive surgery by both patients and surgeons, most abdominal surgery today is carried out laparoscopically. Laparoscopic splenectomy has become a gold standard in the treatment of spleen disorders related to hematologic diseases. Increasing laparoscopic surgery experience and improved new vessel sealing equipment have led to a decreasing number of ports in laparoscopic surgery and to operations from 1 incision. We carried out single-incision double-port laparoscopic splenectomy in a patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura using only 2 trocars with a simple manipulation. Our review of the related literature revealed no earlier description of a single-incision double-port laparoscopic splenectomy. We therefore present herein this earlier unreported technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Selcuk University Meram Medical School, Turkey. cvatansev@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Celalettin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vatansev
authors.forename: Ilhan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ece
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic; D013154:Spleen / Q000601:surgery*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*