Toshiyuki Mori, Professor of Surgery, Kyorin University.Giovanni Dapri, Professor of Surgery Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, European School of Laparoscopic Surgery Saint-Pierre University Hospital.

• History of Single Port Laparoscopic Surgery.- Concept of Reduced Port Laparoscopic Surgery.- Terminology.- Pros and Cons.- Access Device 1: Multiple Trocars Method.- Access Device 2: Multi-Channel Port.- Video-Endoscopes and Instruments.- Needlescopic Devices and Pre-bent Forceps.- Different Tools.- Technical Considerations.- Suturing and Knot-tying Technique.- Robotic.- The Umbilicus as Access Site.- Cholecystectomy.- Cholecystectomy with Improved Retraction.- Common Bile Duct Exploration.- Distal Gastrectomy.- Total Gastrectomy.- Wedge Gastric and Endo-Gastric Resection.- Antireflux Procedures.- Liver Resection.- Splenectomy.- Distal Pancreatectomy.- Pancreatico-jejunostomy.- Adrenalectomy.- Right Side Colectomy.- Left Side Colectomy.- Anterior Resection of the Rectum.- Appendectomy.- Incisional and Ventral Hernia Repair.- Inguinal Hernia Repair: TEP.- Inguinal Hernia Repair: TAPP.- Adjustable Gastric Banding for Obesity.- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Obesity.- Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity.- Gastric Plication for Obesity.- Minigastric Bypass for Obesity.- Revisional Obesity Surgery.- Two or Combined Procedures.- Urology.- Gynecology.- Breast Surgery.- Pediatric Surgery.

From the book reviews: "This is a manual on reduced-port laparoscopic surgery (RPLS), written by experts in this narrow niche of minimally-invasive surgery. ... This is a high-quality book, well written and well referenced. It will be useful for advanced laparoscopic surgeons who wish to expand their practice to include RPLS or SILS, or to learn techniques which might be transferable to robotic surgery." (Jessica K. Smith, Doody's Book Reviews, October, 2014)