[Transumbilical single-port access laparoscopic surgery for XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity190 @entity5 @entity14 @entity694
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the surgical outcomes after transumbilical single-port access laparoscopic surgery for @entity14 . METHODS: @entity1 undergoing transumbilical single-port access laparoscopic radical resection for @entity14 at the Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University were included. RESULTS: Three @entity1 underwent transumbilical single-port access laparoscopic radical resection for sigmoid @entity694 and 1 for @entity5 between August 2010 and September 2010. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. No conversion was required. The mean operative time was 206 min and the mean estimated @entity190 was 75 ml. The mean number of harvested lymph nodes was 21. @entity1 were ambulatory in the same day of surgery or postoperative day 1. Length of hospital stay ranged from 7 to 10 days. CONCLUSIONS: Transumbilical single-port access laparoscopic surgery is safe for @entity14 . Long-term outcomes warrant further investigation.
