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¹Servicio de Cirugía, Hospital General La Mancha Centro, Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, España. cmsurgery@hotmail.com

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Single incision surgery aims for minimal scarring, building on natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) research. This review classifies tools enabling efficient and safe single incision minimally invasive surgery (MIS).

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Area of Science:

Surgical innovation
Minimally invasive techniques
Medical device development

Context:

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) seeks scarless procedures.
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) advances this goal but faces implementation challenges.
NOTES research has spurred "bridge technologies" for safer, efficient MIS.

Purpose:

To review the concept of single incision surgery.
To classify available tools for single incision surgery development and implementation.

Summary:

Single incision surgery represents a progression in MIS, aiming for reduced visible scarring.
Research in NOTES has facilitated the development of enabling technologies for current MIS.
This paper focuses on defining and categorizing the instruments essential for single incision surgery.

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Impact:

Facilitates the advancement of MIS towards scarless outcomes.
Provides a classification of tools crucial for the adoption of single incision surgery.
Supports the development and implementation of safer, more efficient surgical procedures.