title: Single-incision laparoscopic hepatectomy:  a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Single-incision laparoscopic procedures are reported to be accessible comprehensively for abdominal surgeries. Herein, we report 1 case of partial hepatectomy in which the single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) technique or the laparoendoscopic single-site surgery was conducted.
  
  
  METHODS
  One 53-year-old woman diagnosed with hepatic multicystis (the largest one had a diameter of 5 cm) underwent single-incision laparoscopic partial hepatectomy on January 1, 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The entire procedure was completed in 105 minutes without any complications. The patient went out of bed for mobilization 8 hours after surgery and was discharged on the fifth postoperative day.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Single-incision laparoscopic procedures are available for many abdominal surgeries, whereas trials reported to perform partial hepatectomy using SILS are fewer. Therefore, our success in the case of partial hepatectomy by SILS provides another optional approach to liver surgeries.
authors: Second Department of Hepatobiliary, Zhu Jiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guang Zhou, Guang Dong Province, China.
authors: Ming Xin
authors: MX
authors: Pan
authors: Ming Xin B
authors: MX
authors: Pan
authors: Ze Sheng
authors: ZS
authors: Jiang
authors: Yuan
authors: Y
authors: Cheng
authors: Xiao Ping
authors: XP
authors: Xu
authors: Ting Cheng
authors: TC
authors: Xu
authors: Guo Lin
authors: GL
authors: He
authors: Hai Yan
authors: HY
authors: Liu
authors: Yi
authors: Y
authors: Gao
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography