ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to present preliminary resul ts of our experience about laparoscopic cholecystectomy through single intraumbilical incision. Five patients who underwent cholecystectomy with the method of single intraumbilical incision at the Department of General Surgery of Gulhane Military Medical Faculty Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital between August 2009 and November 2009 were evaluated regarding age, gender, body mass index, amount of hemorrhage, rate of conversion to conventional laparoscopic surgery, duration of operation, duration of hospitalization and complications. There were no intraoperative or early postoperative complications and no conversion to conventional laparoscopic surgery. Mean amount of hemorrhage was less than 50 cc, mean duration of operation was 122.6 minutes, and mean duration of hospitalization was 1.2 day. The preliminary results of our experience about single incision laparoscopic surgery show this method is a good alternative to conventional laparoscopic surgery with better cosmetic results.