title: Single-incision laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy: our initial experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is gaining popularity as a minimally invasive surgery. However, SILS distal pancreatectomy (SILS-DP) remains a challenging surgical procedure. In this study, we describe our initial experience with five cases of SILS-DP.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present an initial series of SILS-DP, performed between August 2010 and January 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Five patients successfully underwent SILS-DP. The median operative time was 264 min (range, 232-345 min). The median intraoperative blood loss was 71 cc (range, 5-200 cc). All the patients left the hospital in good condition after SILS-DP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although SILS-DP is a safe, feasible, and esthetic procedure, a randomized controlled study is required to determine the advantages of SILS-DP in comparison with the standard laparoscopic method.
authors.forename: Tamotsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroki
authors.forename: Amane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kitasato
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soyama
authors.forename: Mitsuhisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takatsuki
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome