Surgery without Incisions; Experiences in Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) For Infants and Children

Abstract

Single-incision laparoscopic surgery is minimal access surgery with only one small incision result in very small scar after the surgery almost like scarless surgery. In this article, the authors present and discusses the potential benefits of surgical technique the single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), why as pediatric surgeons now days need to cope with, and what are the surgeries that can be manages by SILS. As a single surgeon the author present 68 patients who underwent single incision laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis, inguinal hernia, diagnostic laparoscopic surgery, lymph nodes and bowel biopsies, and cholecystectomy from November 2015 to May 2017. The evidence for the large benefits to the patient will be presented, as well as the considerable. The single incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) approach offer advantages others than fine cosmetic result as no incisions, children comforts, less surgical stress? decreased of infection, in addition there is less postoperative analgesia, shortens postoperative overall hospital stay and better clinical information.