Secure and quick transumbilical initial trocar insertion with skin hooks: The skin hook method

Objective: To evaluate clinical safety and ease of the entry technique using an optical access system and skin hooks. Materials and methods: A total of 80 gynecological patients who have undergone laparoscopic surgery with either the skin hook method using skin hooks or the conventional method using...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Shigemi, Masao Ichikawa, Shuichi Ono, Katsuya Mine, Shigeo Akira, Toshiyuki Takeshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-11-01
Series:Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213307015000039