USE OF LAPAROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS IN CONVENTIONAL MOBILIZATION OF THE RECTUM

The use of conventional instruments for dissection within confined ope rating fields such as the pelvis may obscure the surgeon's view, and l imit his reach. The long, narrow instruments used during laparoscopic surgery, particularly the diathermy scissors can facilitate bloodless dissection under direct vision during conventional surgery, improving the accuracy of procedures such as mobilisation of the rectum.