Single incision laparoscopic splenectomy with double port

Abstract

In response to the increasing interest in minimally invasive surgery by both patients and surgeons, most abdominal surgery today is carried out laparoscopically. Laparoscopic splenectomy has become a gold standard in the treatment of spleen disorders related to hematologic diseases. Increasing laparoscopic surgery experience and improved new vessel sealing equipment have led to a decreasing number of ports in laparoscopic surgery and to operations from 1 incision. We carried out single-incision double-port laparoscopic splenectomy in a patient with immune thrombocytopenic purpura using only 2 trocars with a simple manipulation. Our review of the related literature revealed no earlier description of a single-incision double-port laparoscopic splenectomy. We therefore present herein this earlier unreported technique.