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LAPAROSCOPIC REMOVAL OF INFLAMED OR BULKY TISSUE: PRESERVATION OF THE PNEUMOPERITONEUM
Author(s) -
Carey P. Declan,
Lau W. Y.,
Kwok S. P. Y.,
Li A. K. C.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1994.tb02247.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumoperitoneum , gallstones , acute cholecystitis , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , surgery , cholecystectomy , general surgery , acute appendicitis , gallbladder , laparoscopy
A technique is described for extraction of bulky tissue during laparoscopic surgery using a dedicated non‐disposable instrument specifically designed for the purpose. The technique was used on seven patients with acute cholecystitis, three patients with big gallstones in elective cholecystectomy and two patients with acute appendicitis. The procedure took about 1 min in all patients. No patient suffered from complications related to the procedure.