Single-port cholecystectomy: small scar, short learning curve
Solomon D, Bell RL, Duffy AJ, Roberts KE. Single-port cholecystectomy: small scar, short learning curve. Surgical Endoscopy 2010, 24: 2954-2957. PMID: 20401494, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-010-1070-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOperative timeSingle-port cholecystectomyLength of stayLaparoscopic cholecystectomyFellowship-trained laparoscopic surgeonSingle-port laparoscopic cholecystectomyLearning curveSingle-port laparoscopic surgeryConventional laparoscopic cholecystectomyPatient demographic dataVertical transumbilical incisionShort learning curveMainstream clinical practiceCephalad retractionResultsFifty-twoNonobese patientsTransumbilical incisionObese patientsOpen cholecystectomyComplication rateAverage BMICystic ductGallbladder fundusFirst quintileLaparoscopic surgery