Use of blunt scalp hooks for abdominal procedure in lumboperitoneal shunt placement: technical note.
In obese patients, we often find difficulty in laparotomy for placing a lumboperitoneal shunt catheter. The authors introduced an easy technique to get a sufficiently wide and shallow operative field through small abdominal incision in obese people. Four blunt scalp hooks and rubber bands, commonly used in craniotomy, were prepared. The fat layer and the rectus abdominis muscle layer were retracted and pulled up using these hooks. Blunt scalp hooks were useful for safe and effective retraction of abdominal wall, which made a sufficient and shallow operative field.
Takashi
T
Kawahara
Division of Neurosurgery, Atsuchi Neurosurgical Hospital.
Takashi
T
Kawahawa
Takuichiro
T
Higashi
Hiroshi
H
Tokimura
Kazunori
K
Arita
Masamichi
M
Atsuchi
Koji
K
Takasaki
D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000601:surgery*; D034861:Abdominal Wall / Q000601:surgery*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000601:surgery; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000601:surgery; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*