Open AccessDo new vessel sealing devices and harmonic ace increase ureteric injury in total laparoscopic hysterectomy?
Author(s) -
Prakash Trivedi,
Sylvia D’Costa,
Preeti Shirkande,
Meenu Wahi,
Shilpi Kumar
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of gynecological endoscopy and surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-1216
pISSN - 0974-7818
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1216.71613
Subject(s) - medicine , harmonic scalpel , hysterectomy , surgery , ureter , blood loss
To compare the risk of ureteric injury in total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) using new vessel sealing devices (VSDs) and harmonic scalpel with simple scissors, bipolar and suturing. This was an evaluation of 1209 cases, carried out from May 1999 to April 2010.