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Radially dilating trocar system for open laparoscopic access
P G Schulam1, S P Hedican, S G Docimo
1Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Urology
|October 8, 1999
Abstract:
Laparoscopic access can be obtained quickly and without complication by placing a radially dilating trocar sleeve into the peritoneum through a 3-mm umbilical incision and dilating to 5 or 10 mm. This provides a tight seal without purse-string sutures. This is our preferred method of open laparoscopic access.