Colonoscopic-assisted laparoscopic colectomy
β Scribed by P. Reissman; T. -A. Teoh; M. Piccirillo; J. J. Nogueras; S. D. Wexner
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 159 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
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β¦ Synopsis
One of the technical difficulties during laparoscopic and laparoscopic-assisted resection of the right, transverse, and left colon is the mobilization of the splenic and hepatic flexures. We present a simple technique of colonoscopic traction of the splenic or hepatic flexure. This technique enables good exposure and facilitates dissection while laparoscopic mobilization of these segments of the colon is performed.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
One hundred fifty consecutive laparoscopic-assisted colectomies performed by a surgical team were analyzed in an attempt to define a learning curve. These colectomies performed by the Norfolk Surgical Group over a 24-month period, were divided chronologically into six groups of 25 patients each. The