Laparoscopic Ligation of Internal Ring—Three Ports Versus Single-Port Technique: Are Working Ports Necessary?

Abstract

Both TPT and SEAL are safe and efficacious day-care procedures. In the ligation of average-sized IR of thin patients, working ports may not be necessary, as SEAL proves cosmetically and temporally efficacious over TPT. However, patients with wide rings and thick anterior abdominal walls may need the placement of working ports for successful laparoscopic repair.