The minilaparoscope as a tool for localization and preparation for cannula insertion in patients with multiple previous abdominal incisions or umbilical hernia

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 14-16

  Golan, A ^a,b   Sagiv, R ^a,b   Debby, A ^a,b   Glezerman, Marek ^a,b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ADHESIOLYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CANNULA; CANNULA INSERTION; CANNULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERNIOPLASTY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; LAPAROSCOPE; LAPAROSCOPY; MINILAPAROSCOPE; MULTIPLE ABDOMINAL SURGERY; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PERIUMBILICAL ADHESION; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UMBILICAL HERNIA; ABDOMEN; ADHESION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL WALL; ADHESIONS; CICATRIX; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERNIA, UMBILICAL; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0038051965     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60228-9     Document Type: Article

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