A new technique for seprafilm® that can be practiced with a 5-mm trocar

• Main Authors: Rikiya Sano (Author), Yoshiaki Ota (Author), Tamaki Tanaka (Author), Soichiro Suzuki (Author), Koichiro Shimoya (Author), Mitsuru Shiota (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Seprafilm® is an adhesion barrier sheet. However, it is difficult to handle it through a 5-mm trocar. We have devised a method of applying Seprafilm® safely and reliably through a 5-mm trocar by using a holder that comes with the film. We practiced this method in three cases of total laparoscopic hy...