Many laparoscopic surgeons have been attempting to reduce incisional morbidity and improve cosmetic outcomes by using fewer and smaller ports. We performed transumbilical single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy (TUSPLC) in 15 patients with cholelithiasis by using a special "single-port" with virtually no scar.
Department of Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 665 Bupyung-6-dong, Bupyung-gu, Incheon, 403-720, South Korea.
