Single-port laparoscopic colectomy versus conventional laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer: a comparison of surgical results

• Published in: World journal of surgical oncology Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 61
• Main Authors: Egi, Hiroyuki, Hattori, Minoru, Hinoi, Takao, Takakura, Yuji, Kawaguchi, Yasuo, Shimomura, Manabu, Tokunaga, Masakazu, Adachi, Tomohiro, Urushihara, Takashi, Itamoto, Toshiyuki, Ohdan, Hideki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.04.2012; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Abdomen; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomedical research; Body mass index; Care and treatment; Case-Control Studies; Chi-Square Distribution; Clinical trials; Colectomy; Colectomy - instrumentation; Colectomy - methods; Colon; Colon cancer; Colorectal cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery; Comparative analysis; Conventional laparoscopic surgery; Diagnosis; Dissection; Female; Gastrointestinal diseases; Gelport; Health aspects; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Laparoscopic colectomy; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopy; Laparoscopy - instrumentation; Laparoscopy - methods; Lymphatic system; Male; Methods; Middle Aged; Mortality; Single-incision laparoscopic surgery; Single-port laparoscopic surgery; Skin; Statistics as Topic; Surgery; Surgical outcomes; Technical Innovations; Japan
• ISSN: 1477-7819; 1477-7819
• DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-61

Single-port laparoscopic surgery is a new technique that leaves no visible scar. This new technique has generated strong interest among surgeons worldwide. However, single-port laparoscopic colon surgery has not yet been standardized. Our aim in this study was to evaluate the feasibility of single-port laparoscopic colectomy compared with conventional laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer. We conducted a case-matched, controlled study comparing single-port laparoscopic colectomy to conventional laparoscopic colectomy for right-sided colon cancer. A total of ten patients were included for the single-port laparoscopic colectomy (S-LAC) group and ten patients for the conventional laparoscopic colectomy (C-LAC) group. The length of the skin incision in the S-LAC group was significantly shorter than that of the C-LAC group. Our early experiences indicated that S-LAC for right-sided colon cancer is a feasible and safe procedure and that S-LAC results in a better cosmetic outcome.