Two examples of single port devices that are currently used.
Two examples of single port devices that are currently used. The simple home-made port employing a surgical glove and a wound protector for delivery of all instruments (left) and the JackPort™ equipped with ambient intraabdominal light, smoke evacuation and routable smart tubing (right).

Analogies between medusa and single port surgery in gastroenterology and hepatology

31.01.2022

With pleasure and joy we share an extremely interesting study - Analogies between medusa and single port surgery in gastroenterology and hepatology - published in World Journal of Gastroenterology on December 21st of 2021. We appreciate the author Christof Mittermair and the corresponding author Helmut G Weiss, FEBS, MD, MSc, PhD, Chairman, Professor, Department of General Surgery, SJOG Hospital, Salzburg – Austria for this astonishing publication and we thank both gentlemen for mentioning our JACK Multichannel Superior Access Port as a state of the art product for the well-established SPS surgery.

Christof Mittermair & Helmut G. Weiss comment: “Single port surgery (SPS) was introduced as an attractive, minimally invasive surgical technique that ensures esthetic results for many types of visceral surgery. Initially, surgeons immediately set about performing SPS without preliminary knowledge or training, which resulted in higher complication rates. Today, current studies conclusively show that SPS is scientifically rehabilitated and indicated for simple and complex laparoscopic procedures. We here describe the astonishing analogies between Greek mythology and modern surgery.”
Mittermair C et al. Rise, fall and resurrection of SPS

Take a look at the study in World Journal of Gastroenterology:  Analogies between medusa and single port surgery in gastroenterology and hepatology