Clinical Appliance of Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) in Urology

Surg Technol Int. 2010 Apr:19:19-23.

Abstract

Laparoscopy has gained a place in everyday surgical routine as an alternative surgical approach that decreases morbidity and postoperative hospitalization. Single port laparoscopic surgery has been introduced as a further development of laparoscopy. The feasibility and safety of single port laparoscopy is under extensive evaluation in specialized laparoscopic centers. Nevertheless, wide acceptance of the technique requires adequate documentation of the advantages of the approach over conventional laparoscopy and further refinement of surgical instrumentation to overcome intraoperative ergonomic problems.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Laparoscopes
  • Laparoscopy* / methods
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures* / instrumentation
  • Urologic Surgical Procedures* / methods