Transumbilical single port total laparoscopic hysterectomy. |
Maria Lee, Yong Wook Jung, San Hui Lee, Ji Heum Paek, Eun Ji Nam, Young Tae Kim, Sang Wun Kim |
Women's Cancer Clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. san1@yuhs.ac |
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Abstract |
Laparoscopic hysterectomy is currently considered the standard procedure in many patients who need hysterectomy. To reduce incisional morbidity and improve cosmetic outcomes we performed transumbilical single-port total laparoscopic hysterectomy using a special "single three-channel port" and standard laparoscopic tools with virtually no scar. We used an Alexis wound retractor (Applied Medical, CA, USA) and a surgical glove as the "single three-channel port". In this paper, we report four cases of total laparoscopic hysterectomy performed exclusively through an umbilical incision using a single three-channel port. |
Key Words:
Single port, Hysterectomy, Laparoscopy |
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