A technique for second-look laparoscopy in the obese patient.
A technique for second-look laparoscopy in an obese patient suffering from acute mesenteric ischemia is described. A device composed of a 10-mm trocar-sleeve and a large Foley catheter was used, which enables its proper fixation through the abdominal wall, without causing any intestinal damage.
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Department of Surgery, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel.
Daud
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Vaksman
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Eitan
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D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000208:Acute Disease; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply; D004617:Embolism / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D007583:Jejunum / Q000098:blood supply; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D012086:Reoperation