Single-port surgery, a developing technique, is done through a single, tiny incision of the navel, leaving little to no scarring. Single-port surgery has already been used in many ways in kidney donation; bladder, prostate, colon, gallbladder, and kidney removal; freezing of cancerous kidney tissue; pelvic organ prolapsed treatment; varicocele (enlargement of the veins within the scrotum) treatment; reconstruction of the urinary tract; and pyeloplasty (removal of a kidney obstruction).

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Single-port procedure is a further advancement in minimally invasive surgery in which a single incision is made through the patient's navel. Through this single "port," the surgeon inserts a video camera and surgical instruments to conduct the procedure. The major benefit of this new technique is that the patient is left without a visible scar, due to the navel being used as the entry point for surgery. Additional benefits from this surgical approach are similar to those of other laparoscopic procedures. However, as with other laparoscopic techniques, not all patients are candidates for this approach.

Single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) is a new way to perform different types of laparoscopic surgeries with only one incision on the patient's abdomen. Instead of the three to four incisions that are needed to perform a laparoscopic hysterectomy or lap assisted vaginal hysterectomy I am able to place all three ports through one single 2.5 cm incision in the belly button. There is a better cosmetic result as well as my patients have very little pain and most are back to work in 1 week.