title: Laparoscopic vessel sealing technologies.
abstract: Laparoscopic vessel sealing devices have revolutionized modern laparoscopy. These devices fall into 2 major categories: advanced bipolar and ultrasonic instruments. The range of tissue effects available with these technologies is more limited than with conventional monopolar electrosurgery; however, both advanced bipolar and ultrasonic devices efficiently seal vessels (≤7-mm and ≤5-mm diameter, respectively), and most also have built-in tissue transection capabilities. These technologies have been the subject of a range of comparative studies on their relative advantages and disadvantages, and, to date, neither advanced bipolar or ultrasonic devices has been proven to be superior.
authors: Department of Endo-Gynaecology, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia, and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. stephen@drlyons.com.au
authors: Stephen D
authors: SD
authors: Lyons
authors: Kenneth S K
authors: KS
authors: Law
mesh_terms: D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D058106:Wound Closure Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation