Open Access"Spaghetti Maneuver": A useful tool in pediatric laparoscopy - Our experience
Author(s) -
Antonio Marte,
Silvia Cavaiuolo,
Lucia Pintozzi,
M. Prezioso,
Fabiano Nino,
Sandra Coppola,
M. Borrelli,
Pio Parmeggiani
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.86077
Subject(s) - medicine , traction (geology) , laparoscopy , dissection (medical) , ureter , surgery , cholecystectomy , general surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering
The laparoscopic "Spaghetti Maneuver" consists in holding an organ by its extremity with a grasper and rolling it up around the tool to keep the organ stable and facilitate its traction within a small space. We describe our experience with the "Spaghetti Maneuver" in some minimally invasive procedures.