title: Single-port robotic cholecystectomy. Initial and pioneer experience in Brazil.
abstract: The technique of a single-port laparoscopy was developed over the last years as an attempt to lower surgical aggression and improve the aesthetic results of the minimally invasive surgery. A new robotic platform used with the da Vinci® Robotic System Single-Site System® (Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, California, United States) was recently launched on the global market and is still not documented in Brazil. The authors report on the first four robotic single-port cholecystectomies performed with this da Vinci® Robotic System in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schraibman
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marina Gabrielle
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriel Naman
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Maccapani
authors.affiliation: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antônio Luiz de Vasconcellos
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Macedo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001938:Brazil; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*