ReviewCureus2023
Single Incision Versus Conventional Multiport Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Safety and Metabolic Outcomes of Three-Port Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Without Liver Retractor: A 2000-Patient Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Clinical and aesthetic outcomes of transumbilical single-port versus multi-port laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Outcomes and Challenges of Transumbilical Single-Port Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Analysis Based on Height and BMI.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Needlescopic Laparoscope Sleeve Gastrectomy (NLSG): a Potential Surgical Approach.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
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Abstract
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most widely performed bariatric surgery and has been associated with excellent outcomes and a significant reduction in obesity-related morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, this surgery is performed using five to seven trocars. However, LSG performed through a single trocar is emerging as a less invasive method of performing this surgery. This systematic review and meta-analysis compare the outcomes and complication rates of single-port versus multi-port LSG. We searched PubMed, Medline, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library for articles published from 2008 to 2023, in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. Data on variables such as operative time, excess weight loss, intraoperative bleeding, postoperative leak, and incisional hernia rates were collected and analyzed using a random-effects model. Fourteen articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. No significant differences were found between the single-port LSG (SILSG) and conventional LSG (CLSG) groups in terms of operative time, rate, intraoperative complications, length of hospital stay, postoperative complications, and excess weight loss (EWL). Furthermore, single incision sleeve gastrectomy showed better satisfaction with the cosmetic score. SILSG is a viable alternative procedure, showing comparable outcomes to multiport conventional sleeve gastrectomy, in addition, to a better cosmetic satisfaction score.
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