A novel means of securing a laparoscopic port in the obese patient.
Advanced interventional laparoscopy has necessitated the development of a vast array of new equipment, but inevitably some of this equipment has had to be adapted to specific patient needs. Standard laparoscopic ports may be too short for use in obese patients. We describe a technique using a Portex endotracheal tube as an over-tube, which will overcome this problem.
Department of General Surgery, King's College Hospital, London.
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Bradpiece
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Andrews
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Rennie
D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods; D009765:Obesity