retrospective analysis of needle and trocar laparoscopic injuries

ABSTRACT

The insertion of the Veress needle and principal trocar is responsible for most of the injuries taking r ace during laparoscopic surgery. This retrospective study reviews such injuries in the Department of General Surgery, Kasr El-Eini Hospitals, between May 1992 and May 2000. The purpose of this paper is to describe the injuries associated with the closed insertion of the needle and primary trocar, the different risk factors which increase the incidence of such injuries, and the importance of delay in suspecting or diagnosing such injuries, in a trial to clarify the way to minimize the risk