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Modified open laparoscopy through placement of an optical surgical obturator
S G Kaali1, D H Barad, I R Merkatz
1Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
Fertility and Sterility
|May 1, 1997
Abstract
Objective:
To describe a new technique for open laparoscopy.
Design:
Prospective case series.
Setting:
Ambulatory surgical unit.
Patient(S):
Fifty-six women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization.
Intervention(S):
Intra-abdominal placement of an optical surgical obturator.
Main Outcome Measure(S):
Evaluation of surgical technique.
Result(S):
The technique was completed successfully in all cases.
Conclusion(S):
This new surgical approach may assist surgeons in avoiding inadvertent injuries.