Secure and quick transumbilical initial trocar insertion with skin hooks: The skin hook method

• Main Authors: Daisuke Shigemi (Author), Masao Ichikawa (Author), Shuichi Ono (Author), Katsuya Mine (Author), Shigeo Akira (Author), Toshiyuki Takeshita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Objective: To evaluate clinical safety and ease of the entry technique using an optical access system and skin hooks. Materials and methods: A total of 80 gynecological patients who have undergone laparoscopic surgery with either the skin hook method using skin hooks or the conventional method using...