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Publication:

Surgical Technology International XIX - Surgical Overview

Article title:

Clinical Appliance of Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery (LESS) in Urology

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Author(s)

Evangelos Liatsikos, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Department of Urology,
University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece

Department of Urology,

University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

 

Iason Kyriazis, M.D.

Department of Urology,
University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece

 

Panagiotis Kallidonis, M.D.

Department of Urology,
University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece

 

Minh Do, M.D.

Department of Urology,

University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

 

Anja Dietel, M.D.

Department of Urology,

University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

 

Christos Rigopoulos, M.D.

Department of Urology,
University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece

 

Abdulrahman Al-Aown, M.D.

Department of Urology,
University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece

 

Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, M.D, Ph.D.
Professor

Department of Urology,

University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Abstract

Laparoscopy has gained a place in everyday surgical routine as an alternative surgical approach that decreases morbidity and postoperative hospitalization. Single port laparoscopic surgery has been introduced as a further development of laparoscopy. The feasibility and safety of single port laparoscopy is under extensive evaluation in specialized laparoscopic centers. Nevertheless, wide acceptance of the technique requires adequate documentation of the advantages of the approach over conventional laparoscopy and further refinement of surgical instrumentation to overcome intraoperative ergonomic problems.