Abstract:

Laparoscopy has gained a place in everyday surgical routine as an alternative surgical approach that decreases morbidity and postoperative hospitalization. Single port laparoscopic surgery has been introduced as a further development of laparoscopy. The feasibility and safety of single port laparoscopy is under extensive evaluation in specialized laparoscopic centers. Nevertheless, wide acceptance of the technique requires adequate documentation of the advantages of the approach over conventional laparoscopy and further refinement of surgical instrumentation to overcome intraoperative ergonomic problems.

Authors:

Umut Barbaros, MD, Associate Professor of General Surgery, University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Tugrul Demirel, MD, Specialist of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Gaziantep Sehitkamil State Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey, Osman Gozkun, MD, Assistant of General Surgery, University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Kursat Serin, MD, Specialist of General Surgery, University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Orhan Bilge, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Murat Kalayci, MD, Specialist of General Surgery, University of Yeditepe Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Aziz Sumer, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Yuzuncu Yil Faculty of Medicine, Van, Turkey, Berkay Kiliç, MD, Resident of General Surgery, University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Wei-Liang Loh, MD, Assistant of General Surgery, National University of Singapore Faculty of Medicine, Singapore, Ahmet Dinççag, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Ridvan Seven, MD, Professor of Surgery, University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, Selcuk Mercan, MD, Professor of Surgery,University of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

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