Single-trocar cholecystectomy using a flexible endoscope and articulating laparoscopic instruments: a bridge to NOTES or the final form?

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Abstract
NOTES cholecystectomy, may eliminate complications related to abdominal incisions. However, the nonmandatory gastrotomy and its safe closure is the main controversy accompanying this approach. Transvaginal access has minimal closure consequences but the safety of inserting extralong instruments between the intestines and having the angle of approach from below rather than from above is questionable. We conducted a study for performing cholecystectomy using a single laparoscopic trocar.