January 1, 2010
Will single-incision laparoscopic surgery become mainstream?
Whether called SILS (single-incision laparoscopic surgery), LESS (laparoendoscopic single-site surgery), SPA (single-port access) surgery, or SAS (single-site access surgery), to name a few, these techniques have one thing in common—they are performed through a single site, usually the umbilicus.
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