A simple, safe technique for placement of the veress needle and trocar in laparoscopy

Hilgers TW

doi:10.1089/lps.1992.2.189

A simple, safe technique for placement of the veress needle and trocar in laparoscopy

Thomas W Hilgers

Author affiliations

Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska. ROR

Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, 2(4), 189-192, 1992

DOI 10.1089/lps.1992.2.189 PMID 1388074

Abstract

A simple technique of placing two Kocher clamps on the anterior rectus fascia for the elevation of the anterior abdominal wall during the insertion of the veress needle and the laparoscopic trocar is described in 243 consecutive patients. There were no failed insufflations during this study and no cases of preperitoneal emphysema. The technique is simple to use and adds safety to a basically blind procedure.

Topics

Surgery > Laparoscopy > Trocar Placement Technique Surgery > Laparoscopy > Complication Prevention NaProTECHNOLOGY > Surgical Techniques > Laparoscopy

Hilgers veress needle trocar placement technique, Kocher clamp anterior rectus fascia laparoscopy, safe veress needle insertion abdominal wall elevation, laparoscopic trocar placement safety technique, prevention preperitoneal emphysema laparoscopy, anterior abdominal wall elevation insufflation technique, failed insufflation prevention laparoscopy, blind procedure safety laparoscopic surgery, Hilgers TW laparoscopic technique, laparoendoscopic surgery veress needle complications

PMID 1388074 1388074 DOI 10.1089/lps.1992.2.189 10.1089/lps.1992.2.189

Cite this article

Hilgers, T. W. (1992). A simple, safe technique for placement of the veress needle and trocar in laparoscopy. *Journal of laparoendoscopic surgery*, *2*(4), 189-192. https://doi.org/10.1089/lps.1992.2.189

Keywords

Abdominal Muscles/surgery, Humans, Laparoscopy/methods