October 18, 2010 (Washington, DC) — Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) goes a step beyond laparoscopic cholecystectomy. It offers better cosmesis, with a single hidden scar instead of 3 ...

Compared with 4-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy, single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy may be more stressful and physically demanding to surgeons, which could affect patient outcomes ...

3.1 Single‑incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy aims to remove the gallbladder through a single incision, which is usually made near the umbilicus. The claimed benefits of this procedure over ...

She said she opted for the single-incision cholecystectomy in January to reduce scarring afterwards and have less down time. "There were a lot of advantages to doing it through one hole, ...

He says the surgery requires a “learning curve” of about 30 cases to master. If surgeons at your ASC want to adopt the procedure, they need to dedicate themselves to learning the single-incision ...

1.1 Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of single‑incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy is adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that normal arrangements are in place for ...