Secured Independent Tools in Peritoneoscopy

Secured Independent Tools in Peritoneoscopy

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Secured independent tools are being introduced to aid in peritoneoscopy. We present a simple technique for anchoring instruments, powered lights, and micro machines through the abdominal wall. METHODS We used a laparoscopic trainer, micro alligator clips with one or two 2-0 nylon tails and cables for engines and lights. The above instruments were introduced via a 12-...

Pediatric peritoneoscopy (laparoscopy).

Peritoneoscopy in the staging of Hodgkin's disease.

an alternative to examination of the liver at laparotomy. The results indicate that the yield of positive biopsies is similar to the series reported from Stanford, and in both studies the patients at risk of having liver involvement are those with preoperative evidence of disease below the diaphragm. If careful study of the data evolving from staging laparotomies shows that the major therapeuti...

Peritoneoscopy of the liver after abdominal surgery.

The incidence of intraperitoneal adhesion after abdominal surgery was studied. Peritoneoscopy was performed in 933 patients with liver diseases over the 6 year 5 month period from March 1974 to July 1980. Of the patients, 352 (37.7%) had undergone an abdominal operation, and intraperitoneal adhesion was detected in 205 (58.2%) of these patients. The liver was not observable in 5 out of 61 patie...

Peritoneoscopy as an Aid to Diagnosis.