jeudi 5 mai 2016

Basics Of Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery

By Margaret Bailey


Approaches to surgical operation are changing and evolving mostly because of major technological advancements that are being made in various fields including surgical medicine. Single incision laparoscopic surgery is often referred to using the abbreviation SILS, but it also has many other names. Among the names SILS goes by are Single-port laparoscopy, single-port access surgery (SPA), Single-access endoscopic surgery (SAES), and single-port incisionnless conventional equipment-using surgery (SPICES). Other names include natural-orifice trannsumbilical surgery (NOTUS), one-port umbilical surgery (OPUS), and laparo-endoscopic singular-site surgery (LESS).

SILS as a technique under laparoscopic surgery is still a relatively new idea with a rather short history. It falls under minimally invasive techniques of surgical operations because of its use of one incision point. In many patients, the navel serves as the entry point. Small scars are formed from the process. The small size of the scar is among the reasons for high preference of the method by patients and surgeons.

The entry point can be made into a 20 mm or 11mm incision. The importance of utilizing only a single entry point is to minimize pain and scarring. This is opposed to traditional laparoscopic surgical procedure in which multiple entry point are made and used. New York is home to some of the most well-trained and qualified specialists in this kind of procedure. Thus it would be a great place to consider visiting if one needs such a process done to them.

There are two categories of specialized surgical equipment used by SILS. The two broad categories are hand instruments and access ports instruments. Access ports instruments are of various types including the GelPOINT system, QuadPort+, TriPort15, Uni-X, SILS device, and TriPort+. The manufacturers of these instruments are different.

On the contrary, hand instruments are made in three main configurations, that is, articulating, standard, and pre-bent rigid. Standard hand tools have been developed over a period of the last thirty years. Their design is rigid. Articulation hand instruments were made to solve problems in SPL reduced triangulation instrument.

A choice always has to be made between standard and articulating instruments by surgeons. Certain factors play a role in influencing that decision. Among those factors are cost, access port utilized, the level of training and skills commanded by the surgeon. It costs much more to use articulating instruments compared to using standard ones. However, the use of specialized tools promotes safety and efficiency.

The awareness of SILS among surgical practitioners is at a high level. Despite that fact, the application of SILS is restricted to a small number of surgeons. This is because it is complex, uses specialized instruments, and the space of access is limited. It takes a high level of training and skills to be able to perform the process. That plus many other factors have limited the number of people who engage in the process and it has also promoted a negative outlook from the public.

SILS can be applied in performing a wide range of surgeries. Some of the most the include colectomy, sleeve gastrectomy, hysterectomy, appendectomy, nephrectomy, adjustable gastric banding, and sacrocolpopexy among many others. In the United States, standard instruments dominate this field of surgical operation as opposed to specialized instruments.




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