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Single-Access Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy as Definitive Surgical Management of Prior Diverticulitis in a Human Patient—Invited Critique
W. Scott Melvin, MD
Arch Surg. 2009;144(2):179.
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The authors describe a unique series of technical accomplishments combined with advanced instruments to perform a colectomy via a single 2-cm abdominal incision. These case reports add to the rapidly accruing clinical data of single-port surgical techniques and cases. The authors should be congratulated on their diligence and hard work in developing complex tasks and bringing them from the laboratory to the operating room.
The concept of single-port surgery has been widely publicized, advocated, and touted as a major improvement in laparoscopic surgical technique. This unbridled enthusiasm has continued on an emotional and subjective basis, and persists despite the lack of any objective evidence of benefit. While it is clear that we should use technical and technological advances to improve patient outcomes, the alleged benefits of cosmesis, improved wound healing and reduced inflammatory response, remain largely unproven and untested. The increased perioperative risks of prolonged operative . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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