title: Single-port laparoscopic colectomy versus conventional laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: a comparison of surgical results.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Single-port laparoscopic surgery is a new technique that leaves no visible scar. This new technique has generated strong interest among surgeons worldwide. However, single-port laparoscopic colon surgery has not yet been standardized. Our aim in this study was to evaluate the feasibility of single-port laparoscopic colectomy compared with conventional laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a case-matched, controlled study comparing single-port laparoscopic colectomy to conventional laparoscopic colectomy for right-sided colon cancer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of ten patients were included for the single-port laparoscopic colectomy (S-LAC) group and ten patients for the conventional laparoscopic colectomy (C-LAC) group. The length of the skin incision in the S-LAC group was significantly shorter than that of the C-LAC group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our early experiences indicated that S-LAC for right-sided colon cancer is a feasible and safe procedure and that S-LAC results in a better cosmetic outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Programs for Biomedical Research, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. hiroegi@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Egi
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hinoi
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takakura
authors.forename: Yasuo
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authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimomura
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: Tomohiro
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authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Takashi
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authors.lastname: Urushihara
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
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authors.lastname: Itamoto
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohdan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003082:Colectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013223:Statistics as Topic