[A new cholecystectomy with no visible scarring and low risk. A possible alternative to natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery].

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was established in the 1980s and is the gold standard for treating cholecystolithiasis and cholecystitis. Laparoscopy offers reduction of postoperative pain, smaller scars, and a lower complication rate, resulting in shorter hospitalisation and faster recovery. In recent years alternative approaches for cholecystectomy have been developed to meet requirements of aesthetic surgery (scarless surgery, natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery). Access to the abdominal cavity with these methods is transgastral, transcolonal via endoscopy, or transvaginal with potential fatal effects such as peritonitis. In this paper a new variation with minimal risks is presented. In contrast to conventional laparoscopy, no visible scars are left behind.