2008 Annual Meeting Abstracts
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Single Port Access (Spa) Cholecystectomy
Paul G. Curcillo, Erica R. Podolsky*, Steven J. Rottman
Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
The desire to minimize incisions has moved us to explore novel methods for standard laparoscopic procedures.We have developed a Single Port Access (SPA) surgical technique that allows us to perform a variety of standard laparoscopic procedures through a single umbilical incision (< 18mm).We have successfully applied this technique to cholecystectomy.A new approach of trocar placement and positioning within a single umbilical incision allows for standard laparoscopic dissection to be performed in SPA Cholecystectomy.We believe this technique can be easily taught and made available to our colleagues and ultimately to the large number of patients requiring cholecystectomy.
