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Fascial closure of laparoscopic port sites: a new technique
R B Nadler1, E McDougall, A D Bullock
1Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Urology
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
The laparoscopic operative procedure is not complete until the port sites are closed with a fascial suture. Herein, we report a simple new technique that uses a venous catheter for suture placement and direct laparoscopic visualization to secure the abdominal wall fascia and peritoneum.