title: Safety and application of transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic gastrectomy for GIST: SILS in benign gastric disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The authors report a new technique of umbilical single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) in the treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) of the stomach using conventional laparoscopic instruments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Preliminary experience with umbilical SILS operation in 13 patients with GIST was introduced.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Umbilical SILS operation for GISTs was feasible with conventional laparoscopic instruments. No intraoperative or postoperative complications, such as secondary hemorrhage, anastomotic leakage, or obstruction, were recorded. The patients fully recovered and the single umbilical scar healed well.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SILS for GISTs is a feasible and safe technique when performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons. With advanced surgical technology and technique, truly minimally invasive surgical procedures, such as SILS, are feasible.
authors.affiliation: China Medical University, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shuo-Dong
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014472:Umbilicus / Q000601:surgery*