Open AccessReview of various liver retraction techniques in single incision laparoscopic surgery for the exposure of hiatus
Author(s) -
Praveen Raj Palanivelu,
Kedar Pratap Patil,
Ramakrishnan Parthasarathi,
Jaiganesh K Viswambharan,
P. Senthilnathan,
Chinnusamy Palanivelu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9941.140202
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , laparoscopy
The main aspect of concern for upper GI procedures has been the retraction of the liver especially large left lobes as commonly encountered in Bariatric surgery. Not doing so would compromise the view of the hiatus, hence theoretically reducing the quality of the surgery and increasing the possibility of complications. The aim of this study was to review the various liver retraction techniques in single incision surgery being done at our institute and analyze them.