Review Article

Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgeries for Colorectal Diseases: Early Experiences of a Novel Surgical Method

Table 3

Required materials of single-incision laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

AuthorPatient’s positionPort systemLaparoscope
Single portTrocarsTipdiameterDegreeGraspers/scissors
(diameter, mm)(diameter, mm)(mm)

McNally et al. 2011 [19]NASILS port, Gelport, SSL portNANANANANA

Bulut et al. 2011 [20]Lloyd-DavisSILS port3 trocars (5, 5, 5)Straight50°5 mm curved endoscopic grasper

Gaujoux et al. 2011 [21]Modified lithotomySILS port3 trocars (5, 5, 5)NA50°Standard grasper

Ramos-Valadez et al. 2011 [22]Modified lithotomySILS port, GelPOINT
Gelport
3 trocars (5, 5, 5)NA530°Standard nonarticulated laparoscopic instrumentation

Katsuno et al. 2011 [23]LithotomyTrocar insertion
method, SILS port
3 trocars (5, 5, 5 or 12)Rigid530°NA

Wolthuis et al. 2011 [24]Supine
(right hemicolectomy)
Modified Lloyd-Davies
(sigmoid resection)
SILS port, Quard Port
GelPOINT, SSL access system
3 trocars (5, 5, 5)NA530°Endo grasp

van den Boezem and Sietses 2011 [25]Supine
(right hemicolectomy)
Lithotomy
(sigmoid resection)
SILS port3 trocars (5, 5, 12)Standard1030°Straight atraumatic grasper

Gash et al. 2011 [26]DorsolithotomySILS port, TriPort3 trocars (5, 5, 12)NA5 or 1030°NA

Champagne et al. 2011 [27]NASILS port3 trocars (NA)NANANANA

Chew et al. 2011 [28]Supine
(rectum: lithotomy)
SILS port, SSL access
system, TriPort
3 trocars (5, 5, 12)NANANANA

Fichera et al. 2011 [29]LithotomyGelport4 trocars (5, 5, 5, 12)Rigid530°NA

Chen et al. 2011 [30]NANone#3 trocars (5, 5, 5)Rigid530°NA

Papaconstantinou et al. 2011 [31]NASILS portNANANANANA

Ross et al. 2011 [32]SupineGelPOINT3 trocars (5, 5, 12)NANA30°NA

Gandhi et al. 2010 [33]Supine
(rectum: lithotomy)
SILS port, GelPOINT
Gelport
3 trocars (5, 5, 5)NA530°NA

Keshava et al. 2010 [34]Modified Lloyd DaviesGelport4 trocars (5, 5, 12, 12)NA1030°NA

Waters et al. 2010 [35]NASILS port3 trocars (5, 5, 5)Rigid530°NA

Adair et al. 2010 [36]Low lithotomySILS port, GelPOINT
Gelport, TriPort
3 trocars (NA)Flexible5NANA

Gash et al. 2010 [37]NATriPort3 trocars (5, 5, 12)NA5 or 1030°Johan bowel grasper

Vestweber et al. 2010 [38]Supine, steep TrendelenburgSILS port3 trocars (NA)NA530°NA

Boni et al. [38]Supine, left side down,
and mild Trendelenberg
SILS port
Endocone
3 trocars (NA)NANANAArticulating endograsper

NA: data not available, #surgical glove.