Single-port laparoscopy Single-port laparoscopy Single-port laparoscopy (SPL), is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the surgeon operates almost exclusively through a single entry point, typically the patient’s navel. Unlike a traditional multi-port laparoscopic approach, SPL leaves only a single small scar. SPL is accomplished through a single 20 mm incision in the navel (umbilicus or belly button), or through only a 11 mm incision in the navel, minimizing the scarring and incisional pain associated with the multiple points of entry used during traditional laparoscopic surgery. Specialized equipment for SPL surgery falls into
Navel fetishism is like a round goblet, which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like a heap of wheat set about with lilies."" (7:2). American poet May Swenson in her poem "Little Lion Face" wrote, ""Now I'm bold to touch your swollen neck, put careful lips to slick petals, snuff up gold pollen in your navel cup."" and poem "August Night" wrote, ""Your navel a little pool in pulsing tide an aura round your knees"". Czech-born writer Milan Kundera in his 2015 book "The Festival of Insignificance" conveys about the eroticism of exposed female navels. Alain, one of the characters in the