Objective To probe into the clinical application value of transumbilical single-channel endoscopic cholecystectomy performed using conventional instruments.Method Clinical data of 56cases of patients undergone transumbilical single-channel endoscopic cholecystectomy performed using conventional instruments in Chongqing Beibei District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January 2012to January 2013was retrospectively analyzed.Results 47cases had transumbilical single-channel endoscopic cholecystectomy successfully

6cases were changed to traditional three-port laparoscopic operation because of exposure difficulty and that bleeding was not easy to handle during the operation

and 3cases were changed to open cholecystectomy due to serious pericholecystitis.Patients recovered well after operation and there were not any complications.They were discharged from the hospital after 2

4

d

and there were no obvious scars in the umbilicus found through a one-month follow up.Conclusion Transumbilical single-channel endoscopic cholecystectomy performed using conventional instruments is safe and operable with advantages of small wound

good cosmetic effect and fast postoperative recovery

which is a scarless technology worth promotion in hospitals satisfying corresponding technical conditions at the present stage.