Impact of single-incision laparoscopic surgery on postoperative analgesia requirements after total colectomy for ulcerative colitis: a propensity-matched comparison with multiport laparoscopy.
Federico FamigliettiAlbert M WolthuisJ De CosterK VanbrabantA D'HooreAnthony de Buck van OverstraetenPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)
Single-incision total colectomy was associated with lower postoperative analgesia requirements and shorter hospital stay, with comparable morbidity. However, the specimen extraction site played a significant role in postoperative pain control.