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The use of a wound protector to prevent port site recurrence may not be totally logical
Author(s) -
SeowChoen F.,
Wan W.H.,
Tan K.Y.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
colorectal disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.029
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1463-1318
pISSN - 1462-8910
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2008.01650.x
Subject(s) - medicine , port (circuit theory) , surgery , electrical engineering , engineering
The wound protector has been used widely to prevent port site metastases (PSM). Although port site metastases ties in with poor survival, it is not because of PSM itself, but rather because PSM is a sign of more widespread metastatic disease. Whilst being touted as a method of preventing PSM, it fails to address the bigger issue of preventing intra‐abdominal recurrence. Proper surgical technique in tumour handling following rigorous oncological principles, and not just putting in a wound protector is the key to good surgery with low recurrences and excellent survival rates.