Laparoscopic surgery using a newly designed suction lifter.
The authors describe a simple and available abdominal wall-lift technique for endoscopic surgery that involves a new suction lifter that they designed for laparoscopic surgery. Since July 1998, the authors have used this technique successfully in eight patients with appendicitis, in one patient with a perforated duodenal ulcer, and in one patient with an adenoma of the ascending colon.
Tamura
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Department of Surgery, Fujisawa Shonandai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan. shounandai@mvg.biglobe.ne.jp
Suzuki
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Fukano
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Wakebe
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Oshima
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T
Rino
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Y
Imada
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T
D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000601:surgery; D013396:Suction