Table 1.

Injuries associated with the different entry techniques and their respective incidences

Method used	Total number	Number and type of injury	Incidence of injury
Peri-umbilical Verres	1887	1 colonic serosal tear	0.1%
		1 colonic perforation
Open port insertion	1200	1 small bowel perforation	0.08%
Left upper quadrant Verres	19	1 left hepatic lobe puncture	5.26%
Visiport	17	0	0%
Right upper quadrant Verres	2	0	0%
Right iliac fossa Verres	1	0	0%
Overall	3126	4	0.13%