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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2013; 19(29): 4786-4790
Published online Aug 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i29.4786
Published online Aug 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i29.4786
Learning curve of transumbilical suture-suspension single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Ming-Xin Pan, Yuan Cheng, Ze-Sheng Jiang, Xiao-Ping Xu, Kang-Hua Wang, Hai-Yan Liu, Yi Gao, Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China
Zhi-Wei Liang, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, Henan Province, China
Author contributions: Pan MX, Liang ZW, and Cheng Y contributed equally to this work; Gao Y and Pan MX designed the trial; Wang KH collected and analyzed these data; Liu HY, Jiang ZS, Xu XP and Liang ZW performed the research; Liang ZW and Cheng Y revised the paper.
Supported by Science and Technology Projects of Haizhu District of Guangzhou, China, No. 2012-cg-26
Correspondence to: Yi Gao, MD, Second Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 253, Gongye Avenue, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510282, Guangdong Province, China. gaoyi6146@163.com
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Received: May 14, 2013
Revised: June 15, 2013
Accepted: June 19, 2013
Published online: August 7, 2013
Revised: June 15, 2013
Accepted: June 19, 2013
Published online: August 7, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: As a new technology, single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) is more difficult to perform than multi-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy with higher technical demands. Thus, SILC may have a specific learning curve. The present study retrospectively analyzed the surgical outcomes of transumbilical suture-suspension SILC performed by the same team in our department to investigate the learning curve of this technology, thereby guiding the surgeons to pass the initial learning period smoothly, safely, and quickly.