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
Cultural views on the navel the only place that was not submerged in the deluge of the story of Noah's Ark. The phrase "navel of the earth" is used in (Ezek 38:12; Judg 9:37) Aramaic "tibbur" ("navel") and is also mentioned in Ezek 16:4. According to Samaritan tradition, Adam was made from the dust of Mount Gerizim. The navel is also celebrated in the belly dancing tradition of Mediterranean, and middle eastern cultures. When Pope Urban II called for the First Crusade, he referred to Jerusalem as "the navel of the world". In Egypt, dancing in public with an uncovered navel is illegal, so many