H M N Joshi, M P Gosselink, S Adusumilli, R Hompes, C Cunningham, I Lindsey, O M Jones
INTRODUCTION: The advantages of single port surgery remain controversial. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of single incision glove port colon resections using a diathermy hook, reusable ports and standard laparoscopic straight instrumentation. METHODS: Between June 2012 and February 2014, 70 consecutive patients (30 women) underwent a colonic resection using a wound retractor and glove port. Forty patients underwent a right hemicolectomy through the umbilicus and thirty underwent attempted single port resection via an incision in the right rectus sheath (14 high anterior resection, 13 low anterior resection, 3 abdominoperineal resection)...
April 2015: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England