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The RUMI manipulator and Koh colpotomiser system for total laparoscopic hysterectomy
Author(s) -
Keriakos Remon,
Zaklama Maged
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2000.tb11700.x
Subject(s) - pneumoperitoneum , medicine , hysterectomy , visibility , manipulator (device) , surgery , laparoscopy , computer science , robot , artificial intelligence , physics , optics
The initial experience in 25 patients of using the Koh Colpotomiser System in conjunction with the RUMI Manipulator, a new modified technique for performing total laparoscopic hysterectomy, is presented. Of 25 operations, 23 (92%) were completed successfully. Complications were limited to minor pre‐operative haemorrhage in two patients and post‐operative bleeding in another. The Koh Colpotomiser System successfully maintained a pneumoperitoneum following colpotomy, giving the operator improved visibility and access to the pelvic organs. This resulted in greater efficiency, while eliminating the difficulties of vaginal access.