A novel adaptor converts a laparoscope into a high-definition rigid sigmoidoscope.
The rigid sigmoidoscope is an important tool in a surgeon's armamentarium, yet it has remained essentially unchanged despite poor imaging and the inability to project or record the images. Herein we report our initial experience with a novel introducer built from readily available operating room supplies and designed to convert any standard laparoscope into a high-definition rigid sigmoidoscope.
Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA. dsherwinter@maimonidesmed.org
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D020694:Sigmoidoscopes; D012812:Sigmoidoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods