Twenty years after laparoscopy became the criterion standard for cholecystectomy, the advent of single-port surgery has deeply affected the general consensus. Single-port surgery has spurred major scientific interest as shown in numerous publications and backed up by forceful industrial marketing. As a new approach, SILC is systematically reviewed. After analyzing numerous variables (pain, cosmetic result, cost-effectiveness, and learning curve), Hall et al1 demonstrate that this technique tends to show no advantages, with the detriment of greater operative risks, and that its implementation remains debatable.