Single port laparoscopy in gastroenterology and hepatology: A fine step forward

Table 1 Synonyms for single incision laparoscopy

Synonyms for single incision laparoscopy
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery
Single incision laparoscopic surgery, SILS™
Single port access surgery
Single port laparoscopy
Embryonic natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES)
Single incision pediatric endosurgical techniques
Single-access-site laparoscopic surgery
Single-site-access laparoscopic surgery
Single site umbilical laparoscopy
One port umbilical surgery
Transumbilical endoscopic surgery
Trans-umbilical laparoscopic assisted
Natural orifice trans-umbilical surgery
Hybrid procedures (on the way to NOTES)

Table 2 Single incision laparoscopy procedures performed at SJOG Hospital, Salzburg, Austria from Sept. 2008 to Nov. 2013

Transumbilical SIL procedures	n
Cholecystectomies	801
Inguinal hernia repairs	525
Colorectal resections	376
Appendectomies	274
Liver resections	40
Small bowel resections	29
Fundoplications	21
Gastric resections	21
Pancreas resections	9
Adrenalectomies	9
Others	102
Total	2207

SIL: Single incision laparoscopy.