Open AccessComparison of single port and three port laparoscopic splenectomy in patients with immune thrombocytopenic purpura: Clinical comparative study
Author(s) -
Umut Barbaros,
Nihat Aksakal,
Mustafa Tükenmez,
Orhan Ağcaoğlu,
Mustafa Sami Bostan,
Burcu Kılıç,
Murat Kalaycı,
Ahmet Dinççağ,
Rıdvan Seven,
Selçuk Mercan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.159853
Subject(s) - medicine , splenectomy , thrombocytopenic purpura , group b , surgery , port (circuit theory) , laparoscopic surgery , laparoscopy , immune system , spleen , electrical engineering , engineering , immunology
Single-port laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has become increasingly popular during the last decades. This prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of single-port laparoscopic splenectomy compared with conventional multiport laparoscopic splenectomy.