TY - JOUR
T1 - Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery in gynecology
T2 - A review of the literature, tools, and techniques
AU - Bradford, Leslie S.
AU - Boruta, David M.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Recent decades have witnessed a tremendous shift from laparotomy to laparoscopy as the surgical approach of choice in gynecology. Completion of increasingly complicated procedures has been facilitated by technical advances in instrumentation. Lately, increasing attention has been paid to reducing both the number and size of laparoscopic incisions, with the ultimate goal being the absence of any visible scar. Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS), or single-incision laparoscopy, describes the use of 1 small skin incision to complete laparoscopic surgical procedures where traditionally multiple incisions were created. In addition to examining the developing literature related to LESS in gynecology, the aims of this review were to describe the technical challenges encountered during performance of LESS and to provide practical solutions for instrumentation and surgical techniques that allow them to be overcome.
AB - Recent decades have witnessed a tremendous shift from laparotomy to laparoscopy as the surgical approach of choice in gynecology. Completion of increasingly complicated procedures has been facilitated by technical advances in instrumentation. Lately, increasing attention has been paid to reducing both the number and size of laparoscopic incisions, with the ultimate goal being the absence of any visible scar. Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS), or single-incision laparoscopy, describes the use of 1 small skin incision to complete laparoscopic surgical procedures where traditionally multiple incisions were created. In addition to examining the developing literature related to LESS in gynecology, the aims of this review were to describe the technical challenges encountered during performance of LESS and to provide practical solutions for instrumentation and surgical techniques that allow them to be overcome.
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U2 - 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318286f673
DO - 10.1097/OGX.0b013e318286f673
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23943039
AN - SCOPUS:84878027765
SN - 0029-7828
VL - 68
SP - 295
EP - 304
JO - Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
JF - Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
IS - 4
ER -