Abdominal Key

Set-up Notes Patient’s positioning Patient in the supine position, arms tucked at the sides, head down at an angle of 20–30° Narrow laparoscopic muscle hook (KS Hook) 8 × 80-mm muscle hook…

Fig. 16.1 Port arrangements. Left: Port arrangement for cholecystectomy. A 12-mm port is inserted via open approach at the umbilicus. A 5-mm port is below the left costal margin (OP)….

Fig. 14.1 SITRACC® (Edlo) multichannel platform Fig. 14.2 (a, b) Articulated distal extremity; prehension forceps and hook for coagulation Fig. 14.3 Disposition of internal and external SITRACC® platform (Edlo) and…

Fig. 27.1 A three-dimensional virtual multi-imaging derived from FDG-PET/CT scan, CT colonography, and CT angiography (right). The tumor is indicated in green, and the metastatic lymph nodes are indicated in…

Investigators Evidence type Procedure Number of patients Access Operation time (in minutes) Ostrowitz et al. [1] Prospective clinical series Right hemicolectomy 3 SILS port 166 Romanelli et al. [2] Case…

Fig. 41.1 The port that was added to obtain higher multiusability 41.2.2 Addition of Ports for Improving Manipulability and the Rationale of RPLS that Opposes Such Additions The concept of…

Fig. 28.1 Set-up. (a) Body position. (b) Port positions 28.5.2 Port Position A single intraumbilical 25-mm incision is made, and a multi-access platform (MAP) is inserted. Nowadays, we tend to…

Fig. 32.1 The single trocar device (SILSTM port (Covidien)) is introduced in place Fig. 32.2 The SILSTM port (Covidien) is used with three 5-mm working channels: one for a roticulator…

Author Year Port Appendectomy Operative time Pain score (VAS score) Complications Hospital stay (h) SILA 3-port SILA 3-port SILA 3-port SILA 3-port St Peter 2011 Fascial puncture Extracorporeal 35 30…

Fig. 23.1 Operating room set-up. (a) Operator, (b) assistant, (c) nurse Fig. 23.2 Access through the umbilicus. (a) SILS Port™ (Covidien), (b) articulating grasper, (c) linear stapler, (d) 5-mm flexible…