title: Single-incision total laparoscopic hysterectomy with conventional laparoscopy ports.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the feasibility of performing single-incision total laparoscopic hysterectomy using conventional ports and instruments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery at Galaxy Care Laparoscopic Institute, Pune, India, between January 2007 and December 2010 were selected for participation. All procedures were performed using conventional laparoscopic instruments and trocars. Operative data-including operative time (from incision to port closure), blood loss, additional ports used, energy sources used, and intraoperative complications-were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-three procedures were performed during the study period. All procedures were completed via single incision only. Operative time, blood loss, and hospital stay were comparable with those associated with conventional laparoscopy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is debatable whether laparoscopic surgery via a single incision would threaten the position of the current gold standard of conventional laparoscopic procedures. The present study showed that single-incision laparoscopic surgery using conventional instruments is feasible and effective.
authors.affiliation: Galaxy Care Laparoscopic Institute, Pune, India. shase63@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shailesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puntambekar
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rayate
authors.forename: Akshay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
authors.forename: Saurabh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Geetanjali
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Riddhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors