title: Electrical cutting device for laparoscopic removal of tissue from the abdominal cavity.
abstract: The extraction of large tissue masses from the abdominal cavity during laparoscopic surgery is a time-consuming, complicated process. A new prototype instrument is introduced that allows quick laparoscopic removal of fibromas, ovaries, or other tissues from the abdomen. A cylinder with a coning knife at its intra-abdominal end is placed inside the trocar sleeve and is rotated by an electrical micro-engine attached to the trocar. Cylindrical tissue blocks are cut step by step out of the main specimen and removed from the peritoneal cavity through the sleeve with a grasping forceps. Tissue removed is suitable for histologic examination. The principal application is morcellation of fibromas, whereas use in ovarian disease is limited. This new device provides a safe and effective approach inside the abdominal cavity.
authors.affiliation: Department für Frauenheilkunde, Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wight
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tadir
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Haller
mesh_terms: D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*