title: A novel technique for fundal retraction of the gallbladder in single-port cholecystectomy.
abstract: Recent reports on the feasibility and safety of single-incision cholecystectomy have challenged the conventional multiport access to the gallbladder. Nevertheless, the proximity of different instruments and the laparoscope may lead to interference that potentially compromises the safety of the operation. This article describes the use of a customary flexible restraint system for the gallbladder fundus to achieve triangulation by means of a three-instrument technique and an optimized view to the Calot's triangle.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany. reibetanz_j@chirurgie.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Joachim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reibetanz
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wierlemann
authors.forename: Christoph-Thomas
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Germer
authors.forename: Katica
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krajinovic
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans