Single port laparoscopic surgery for patients with complex and recurrent Crohn's disease

• Published in: Journal of Crohn's and colitis Vol. 8; no. 9; pp. 1055 - 1061
• Main Authors: Moftah, Mohamed, Nazour, Fady, Cunningham, Melanie, Cahill, Ronan A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.09.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Crohn Disease - diagnosis; Crohn Disease - surgery; Crohn's disease; Equipment Design; Female; Humans; Ileocolic resection; Inflammatory bowel disease; Laparoscopes; Laparoscopy - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Middle Aged; Minimal access surgery; Single incision laparoscopy; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Inflammatory bowel disease; Minimal access surgery; Single incision laparoscopy; Crohn's disease; Ileocolic resection

Single port laparoscopic surgery (SPLS) is a modified access technique allowing grouping of instruments at a single parietal site. It is intuitively appealing specifically for patients with Crohn's disease (CD) as its minimal invasiveness favors cosmesis and facilitates any future (re)operation...