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- Title
Atraumatic retractor for endoscopic surgery.
- Authors
Frank, T.; Shimi, S.; Willets, G.; Cuschieri, A.; Shimi, S M; Willets, G T
- Abstract
A novel retractor has been designed to achieve atraumatic retraction of the liver and displacement of hollow viscera during endoscopic surgery. The functional section of the instrument, when locked, forms a silicon-covered uniplanar hook which can be deployed for horizontal lift of solid organs such as the liver or be used to engage bowel for displacement from the operative field. Following laboratory testing, the instrument has been evaluated clinically and its ease of deployment and atraumatic nature have been confirmed. It has been found to be particularly effective for elevation of the thick fatty left lobe of the liver during antireflux surgery.
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy, 1995, Vol 9, Issue 7, p841
- ISSN
0930-2794
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/BF00190097