TAP NEEDLE FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY - A SAFE AND EASY TECHNIQUE FOR HOLDING TISSUES

Authors
TOMIOKA T IKEMATSU Y TAJIMA Y SASAKI M TSUNODA T KANEMATSU T
Citation
T. Tomioka et al., TAP NEEDLE FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY - A SAFE AND EASY TECHNIQUE FOR HOLDING TISSUES, Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy, 4(5), 1994, pp. 361-363
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Surgical laparoscopy & endoscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
10517200
Volume
4
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
361 - 363
Database
ISI
SICI code
1051-7200(1994)4:5<361:TNFLS->2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
To achieve and maintain a wide operative field during laparoscopic sur gery, we developed a ''tap needle'' that can penetrate the skin into t he peritoneal or pleural cavities and can be used to pick up threads i ntroduced into the cavities to elevate tissues or organs. The characte ristics of the tap needle and method of use are reported herein.