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(a) The trocar (tri-port) composed of two ports for CO2 Insufflations/desufflations and three operative accesses (2 of 5 mm for the instrumentation and 1 of 12 mm generally for the optic) placed into the umbilical site. (b) Invisible scar in the umbilicus at the end of the surgical procedure.
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The surgical procedure was performed with a single incision, and a single trocar (Laparo Endoscopic Single-Site Surgery; Olympus Winter & IBE GMBH, Hamburg, Germany) was placed into the umbilical site (Figure 1(a)). The patient conveyed complete satisfaction regarding the cosmetic result (Figure 1(b)) and postoperative pain control.