title: Laparoscopic surgery following abdominal wall reconstruction: description of a novel method for safe entry.
abstract: We report a technique for safe laparoscopic access for gynaecological surgery in women who have had their abdominal wall reconstructed by plastic surgery. The abdominal wall incisions for placement of the trocars are made in the abdominoplasty scars and are cosmetically acceptable. In a limited series there appears to be no excess morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Efthalia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsahalina
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crawford
mesh_terms: D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007902:Length of Stay; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013526:Surgical Mesh