A randomized, prospective study comparing the use of the missile trocar and the pyramidal trocar for laparoscopy access.
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| ID: sea-44026
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The missile trocar was developed for smooth abdominal penetration of the primary port. It contains a longitudinal tunnel connecting the abdominal cavity with the outside.OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the efficacy of the missile trocar compared with the traditional method using the Veress needle. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
The times required to enter the abdominal cavity and the difficulty of the procedure were compared with the traditional Veress needle. A blind technique was used on 100 consecutive patients in a randomized fashion.RESULTS:
The missile trocar technique took 2.7 +/- 1.6 minutes to perform compared with 3.9 +/- 1.3 min in the Veress needle group (p = 0.001), and the difficulty of the procedure was 2.1 +/- 1.9 cm (p = 0.433) rated from 10-cm scale. No carbon dioxide leakage or serious complications occurred in any patient.CONCLUSION:
The results of the present study indicate that a long-tip missile trocar technique may be used safely when the technique is fully understood. This procedure is a relatively quick alternative approach for laparoscopy.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Surgical Instruments
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Time Factors
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Prospective Studies
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Adult
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Laparoscopes
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Equipment Design
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Abdomen
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
Language:
English
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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