title: Laparoscopic herniorrhaphy without pneumoperitoneum.
abstract: To study the feasibility of gasless laparoscopy using the Laparolift device (Origin Medsystems), appropriate animal studies were carried out using a porcine model. After preliminary success in the laboratory, a petition was made to the institutional review boards of our hospitals. A laparoscopic herniorrhaphy was performed successfully in a consenting male patient with a right indirect inguinal hernia. To further delineate the role of mechanical planar lifting in surgical procedures, further investigation appears safe and is warranted.
authors.affiliation: West Paces Medical Center, Georgia Baptist Medical Center, Atlanta 30312.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Luke
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ruben
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eubanks
mesh_terms: D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial