Cost-effective homemade automatically opening endobag for video-assisted thoracic surgery.

Area of Science:

• Thoracic Surgery
• Surgical Devices
• Medical Innovation

Background:

• Specimen removal is crucial in video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).
• Commercial endobags are often expensive, limiting accessibility.
• Preventing wound metastasis during specimen extraction is a key surgical challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe a novel, homemade endobag for VATS.
• To provide a cost-effective and easily produced alternative to commercial options.
• To ensure safe specimen retrieval and prevent wound metastasis, especially in resource-limited settings.

Main Methods:

• Development of a homemade, automatically opening endobag.
• Focus on simple production, cost-effectiveness, and ease of use.
• Testing for safety and efficacy in the context of thoracic surgery specimen removal.

Main Results:

• The described endobag is cost-effective and simple to produce.
• It offers an automatically opening mechanism for efficient specimen containment.
• The device is safe and suitable for preventing wound metastasis during VATS.

Conclusions:

• A homemade endobag provides a viable, affordable solution for specimen retrieval in VATS.
• This innovation is particularly beneficial for low-income healthcare settings.
• The device addresses the need for accessible tools to prevent surgical site complications.