Although the first reported laparoscopic assisted colectomy was in 1991 [1], the number of laparoscopic colonic procedures remained a minority of colonic resections. This was attributed to the fact that laparoscopic colectomy is technically challenging and demands a long learning curve. Therefore, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) was advocated as a useful alternative to laparoscopic co...

Context: Cholecystectomy is the most commonly performed operation by general surgeons worldwide and the lesser invasive technique i.e. the laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the preferred operative technique both for the patient as well as for the surgeon. Conventionally laparoscopic cholecystectomy is performed by using three or four ports of various sizes. As cosmesis is an important aspect of l...

PURPOSE In the early 1990's laparoscopic hernioplasty gained popularity worldwide. Thereafter, laparoscopic surgeons have attempted to improve cosmesis using single port surgery. This study aims to introduce and assess the safety and feasibility of single port laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repair with a nearly-scarless umbilical incision. METHODS Sixty three single port lapa...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) originated in the 1970s in Germany where Kurt Semm, a gynecologist and engineer at the University of Kiel, headed a team that constructed laparoscopic instrumentation to successfully perform various laparoscopic gynecological procedures, as well as the first “endoscopic appendectomy” in 1982. The general surgery community adopted this early laparoscopic technolo...

For Choledochal cyst type I, complete excision of cyst with Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy anastomosis is the treatment of choice. It has been performed laparoscopically with the advancement of laparoscopic skill. Recently, a telemanipulative robotic surgical system was introduced, providing laparoscopic instruments with wrist-arm technology and 3-dimensional visualization of the operative field...