TECHNICAL NOTES   

Minerva Ginecologica 2001 August;53(4):293-6

Copyright © 2001 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: Italian

Extraumbilical inserction of the laparoscope in abdominal synechiae

Fasolino A., Cassese S., Fasolino M. C., Di Filippo M. A.

Palmer's point must be considered a safe alternative site to insert the Verres needle and the primary trocar. It's possible, also, to perform adhesiolysis by this way before to insert the bigger trocar in umbilical site. Our experience shows that this technique can avoid intestinal, omental, injury if the trocar was inserted directly using the umbilical site: that in patients with previous surgery.