title: Three-Port Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Novel Technical Modification.
abstract: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has rapidly been adopted as a primary surgical procedure in bariatric patients. The technique of multiport sleeve gastrectomy is described using 4 to 6 ports and an additional port for a liver retractor. A technique of single-port sleeve gastrectomy has been described, the principal advantages of which appear to reduced postoperative pain and an improved cosmetic outcome. In this paper we describe a novel, and easily reproducible technique for the performance of a sleeve gastrectomy using only 3 ports that does not compromise the procedure and may offset the disadvantages of a multiport technique.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Surgery, St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren †Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI.
authors.forename: Gretchen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dunford
authors.forename: Sunu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kole
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult