title: Single-incision laparoscopic splenectomy versus conventional multiport laparoscopic splenectomy: a retrospective comparison of outcomes.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The authors report their experience with single-incision laparoscopic splenectomy (SLS) and compare postoperative outcomes of conventional multiport laparoscopic splenectomy (MLS) with SLS in patients with spleen sizes ≤15 cm.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographic, intraoperative, and postoperative data were analyzed retrospectively and compared between patients who underwent MLS from June 20, 2006, to July 9, 2009 (MLS group, 18 patients) and those who underwent SLS from July 28, 2009, to November 2, 2010 (SLS group, 16 patients).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Blood loss was significantly greater in the SLS group than in the MLS group (206.25 ± 142.45 vs 111.11 ± 99.58 mL, respectively; P = .047). The Numeric Pain Rating Scale in the SLS group was significantly lower than in the MLS group (3.81 ± 0.91 vs 4.56 ± 1.29, respectively; P = .041). There were no significant differences between the groups for other variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SLS is a feasible method with good cosmetic benefit and equivalent clinical outcomes as compared with MLS.
authors.affiliation: Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kang Kook
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Min Jung
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyojun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dong Wook
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seong Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Jin Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Heo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D059035:Perioperative Period / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome