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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence: Choledochoscopic Stone Extraction and Primary Duct Suture
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Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy with needle graspers.

Kinjiro Sumiyoshi1, Norihiro Sato, Shin Akagawa

  • 1Department of Surgery, Fukuoka Red Cross hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

Hepato-Gastroenterology
|September 24, 2011
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Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy using needle graspers (SILC-N) offers a safe and feasible approach for gallbladder removal. This technique provides excellent cosmetic results with minimal scarring, improving patient outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Surgical Innovation
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery

Background:

  • Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) presents challenges in gallbladder retraction.
  • Standard multi-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) involves more incisions.
  • A modified SILC technique is needed to overcome retraction difficulties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a modified SILC technique using needle graspers (SILC-N).
  • To assess the safety, feasibility, and cosmetic outcomes of SILC-N.
  • To compare SILC-N with conventional LC.

Main Methods:

  • Developed SILC-N utilizing needle graspers for gallbladder retraction through a single transumbilical incision.
  • Placed two additional needle ports for grasper insertion.

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  • Treated 12 patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis using SILC-N since December 2009.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful SILC-N in 11 out of 12 patients; one conversion to 4-port LC.
    • Mean operative time was 71.5 minutes.
    • No intraoperative or postoperative complications; excellent cosmetic results with nearly invisible incisions.

    Conclusions:

    • SILC-N is a simple, safe, and feasible technique for cholecystectomy.
    • Offers comparable postoperative recovery to conventional LC.
    • Provides superior cosmetic outcomes compared to traditional LC.