The "LAP-LOOP". A substitute for the fourth trocar in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
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|December 14, 1999
Abstract:
The "LAP-LOOP," a device used to avoid the fourth trocar in the laparoscopic cholecystectomy, has been successfully applied by the author over more than 200 patients, even in the cases of acute cholecystitis.