title: Establishment of pneumoperitoneum with a modified blunt trocar.
abstract: Veress needle and trocar-related accidents have caused many surgeons to adopt the Hasson technique for establishment of pneumoperitoneum, but this technique also has drawbacks. A modification of the sharp trocar has been developed that overcomes the disadvantages of the Veress needle and Hasson trocar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. W.A.Bemelman@amc.uva.nl
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Bemelman
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: De Wit
authors.forename: O R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: den Boer
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Klaase
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Grimbergen
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gouma
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation*