Single Incision Laparoscopic Colectomy: Technical Aspects, Feasibility, and Expected Benefits

Table 5

Review of single incision laparoscopic colectomy: results.

Study [ref]	Colectomy	Skin Incision length		Time (min)	Specimen (cm)	Lymph nodes	Stay (day)
		Initial (mm)	Final (mm)
Remzi et al. [5]	Right	35	35	115	ns	ns	4
Leroy et al. [9]	Sigmoid	20	20	90	40	ns	4
Brunner et al. [11]	Sigmoid	20	ns	110	22	ns	7
	Sigmoid	20	ns	180	18	ns	6
	Right	ns	30	158	38	33	ns
Bucher et al. [6–8]	Sigmoid	20	ns	125	23	14	2
	left	20	ns	ns	39	ns	ns
	Right	40	40	132	ns	22	4
Ostrowitz et al. [13]	Right	40	ns	158	ns	ns	3
	Right	2.5	ns	166	ns	ns	4
	Right	25	35	100	ns	10	ns
	Right	25	35	90	ns	26	ns
	Right	25	25	75	ns	16	ns
Rieger and Lam [12]	Right	25	45	115	ns	10	11
	Right	25	30	80	ns	7	ns
	Right	25	25	88	ns	21	ns
	LF	25	25	75	ns	12	ns

TN: technical note; EM: endometriosis; DV: diverticulitis; ns: not specified.