title: Open Veress Assisted technique. Results in 2700 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The risks of specific complications of the laparoscopic technique, caused by pneumoperitoneum and by insertion of the first trocar, although rare, are frequently reported in literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of the complications we had in the period from October 1998 to December 2006 was made on 2700 patients who did not need any trocars in the umbilicus or with scars due to previous surgery, who were treated with a particular technique of pneumoperitoneum induction and the insertion of the first trocar, named ''Open Veress Assisted'' (OVA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  We had two visceral complications (0,07%) (ileal perforations).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although no surgical technique is without risks, we believe that the use of our technique is safer than a blind insertion of the first trocar, especially among the patients with scars due to previous surgery.
authors: Department of Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery Centre, Monaldi Hospital Neaples, Italy.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Corcione
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Miranda
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Settembre
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Capasso
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Piccolboni
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Cusano
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Bakhtri
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Manzi
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009339:Needles; D011028:Pneumoperitoneum, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013997:Time Factors