Transanal single port microsurgery (TSPM) as a modified technique of transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM).

Background: Single port access (SPA) surgery is a new procedure for minimal invasive surgery using one multichannel port. The authors adapted this technique for transanal surgery as an improvement of the transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM).

Methods: A total of 3 patients underwent SPA modified TEM using the SILS port (Covidien) under CO(2) insufflation.

Single-port access in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Background: Single-port access cholecystectomy is a new laparoscopic procedure using only one, transumbilical-placed port. The method has been denominated by some authors as "scarless." We report one of the initial clinical experiences in Europe with this new technique.