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A novel means of securing a laparoscopic port in the obese patient
H Bradpiece1, S M Andrews, J A Rennie
1Department of General Surgery, King's College Hospital, London.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
|July 1, 1993
Abstract:
Advanced interventional laparoscopy has necessitated the development of a vast array of new equipment, but inevitably some of this equipment has had to be adapted to specific patient needs. Standard laparoscopic ports may be too short for use in obese patients. We describe a technique using a Portex endotracheal tube as an over-tube, which will overcome this problem.