title: Can single incision laproscopic cholecystectomy replace the traditional four port laproscopic approach: a review.
abstract: The major aim of surgeons has always been a minimalist approach towards surgery, thereby reducing the complications associated with the surgery. The gold standard treatment for cholelithiasis with cholecystitis is currently the four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (4 PLC). Recently, a newer technique has been introduced which uses a single port, rather than the four ports, for the removal of the gall bladder laparoscopically; it is known as Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILC). This is a comparatively minimal approach towards surgery. Therefore the purpose of this review is to compare the advantages and the disadvantages of SILC versus 4PLC, and hence, to give an idea of whether SILC is ready to replace the traditional approach as the new treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Ziauddin University, Ziauddin Medical College ,Karachi. umer_ahmed_1@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Muhammad Umer
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Azib
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aftab
authors.forename: Haseeb Munaf
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Seriwala
authors.forename: Ali Mahmood
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Khurram
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anis
authors.forename: Iqbal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Shafiq Ur
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Rehman
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D004954:Esthetics; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D061646:Operative Time; D011183:Postoperative Complications