Premium
Laparoscopic surgery following abdominal wall reconstruction: description of a novel method for safe entry
Author(s) -
Tsahalina Efthalia,
Crawford Robin
Publication year - 2004
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.1471-0528.2004.00289.x
Subject(s) - abdominoplasty , medicine , abdominal wall , surgery , scars , laparoscopic surgery , abdominal surgery , posterior wall , laparoscopy , plastic surgery , general surgery
We rport a technique for safe laparoscopic access for gynaecological surgery in women who have had their abdominal wall reconstructed by plastic surgery. The abdominal wall incisions for placement of the trocars are made in the abdominoplasty scars and are cosmetically acceptable. In a limited series there appears to be no excess morbidity.