title: Da Vinci single site© surgical platform in clinical practice: a systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Da Vinci single-site© surgical platform (DVSSP) is a set of single-site instruments and accessories specifically dedicated to robot-assisted single-site surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The PubMed database from inception to June 2015 was searched for English literature on the clinical use of DVSSP in general surgery, urology and gynecology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-nine articles involving the clinical application of DVSSP were identified; 15 articles on general surgery (561 procedures), four articles on urology (48 procedures) and 10 articles on gynecology (212 procedures). All studies have proven the safety and feasibility of the use of DVSSP. The principal reported advantage is the restoration of intra-abdominal triangulation, while the main reported limitation is the lack of the endowrist.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Da Vinci systems have proven to be valuable assets in single-site surgery, owing to the combination of robot use with the dedicated single-incision platform. However, case-control or prospective trials are warranted to draw more definitive conc lusions. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department of Oncology, Transplantation and New Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.|EndoCAS (Center for Computer Assisted Surgery), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department of Oncology, Transplantation and New Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guadagni
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department of Oncology, Transplantation and New Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Franco
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department of Oncology, Transplantation and New Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9343-278X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palmeri
authors.affiliation: General Surgery Department of Oncology, Transplantation and New Technologies, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Candio
authors.affiliation: EndoCAS (Center for Computer Assisted Surgery), University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D061214:Patient Safety; D012107:Research Design; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
keywords: Da Vinci Single-Site© Platform; laparoendoscopic single site surgery; robotic single-site surgery