Laparoscopy in the obese patient.
A series of 49 patients weighing over 200 pounds is described, and a technique essential to successful care of obese patients is given. The ability to determine the intra-abdominal location of the Verres needle in order to create a physoperitoneum is the most important consideration.
D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009765:Obesity; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000379:methods; D012306:Risk; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods