title: Modified open laparoscopy through placement of an optical surgical obturator.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a new technique for open laparoscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ambulatory surgical unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six women undergoing laparoscopic sterilization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Intra-abdominal placement of an optical surgical obturator.
  
  
  METHODS
  Evaluation of surgical technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The technique was completed successfully in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new surgical approach may assist surgeons in avoiding inadvertent injuries.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kaali
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Barad
authors.forename: I R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Merkatz
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013246:Sterilization, Tubal / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome