title: Port assisted closure of laparoscopic wound: A safe and feasible technique.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Various techniques and instruments have been developed to provide safe and secure closure of laparoscopic wounds. Herein we describe a simple method to close laparoscopic supraumbilical wounds with the aid of a laparoscopic port.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective review of prospective data, which were from 151 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstone disease from December 2009 to December 2010 in Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital. A senior consultant hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgeon and two HPB trainee surgeons performed the operations. Postoperatively, all patients were followed up at 4 weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients successfully underwent closure of the supraumbilical wound with the assistance of a 5mm laparoscopic port. None of the patients had incisional hernia on follow up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Port assisted closure of supraumbilical laparoscopic wounds is a feasible and safe technique.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Medical and Dental Institute (AMDI), Science University of Malaysia (USM), Bandar Putra Bertam, 13200, Kepala Batas, Penang, Malaysia. leowvm@amdi.usm.edu.my.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Leow
authors.affiliation: Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Division of Surgery, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Faizah
authors.affiliation: Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Division of Surgery, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohd Sharifudin
authors.affiliation: Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Division of Surgery, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vasu Pillai
authors.affiliation: Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Division of Surgery, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Division of Surgery, Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery, Kedah, Malaysia.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Manisekar