Transumbilical single port total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Lee, Maria; Jung, Yong Wook; Lee, San Hui; Paek, Ji Heum; Nam, Eun Ji; Kim, Young Tae; Kim, Sang Wun

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2009;52(9):974-981.
Published online September 1, 2009.

Transumbilical single port total laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Maria Lee, Yong Wook Jung, San Hui Lee, Ji Heum Paek, Eun Ji Nam, Young Tae Kim, Sang Wun Kim

Women's Cancer Clinic, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. san1@yuhs.ac

Abstract

Laparoscopic hysterectomy is currently considered the standard procedure in many patients who need hysterectomy. To reduce incisional morbidity and improve cosmetic outcomes we performed transumbilical single-port total laparoscopic hysterectomy using a special "single three-channel port" and standard laparoscopic tools with virtually no scar. We used an Alexis wound retractor (Applied Medical, CA, USA) and a surgical glove as the "single three-channel port". In this paper, we report four cases of total laparoscopic hysterectomy performed exclusively through an umbilical incision using a single three-channel port.

Key Words: Single port, Hysterectomy, Laparoscopy