Diagnostic pneumoperitoneum, which has been considered the first step of any laparoscopic procedure, is no longer an absolute necessity. We devised an alternative to pneumoperitoneum or abdominal insufflation by upward and outward traction on the anterior abdominal wall with a "hanger lifting method" using subcutaneous wiring. Fairly good room was produced intraabdominally, which was enough in which to perform the cholecystectomy procedure. We have successfully performed 40 cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with this procedure. No complication was experienced with this method and, moreover, excess instrumentation and complications related to pneumoperitoneum were avoided.
Abdominal wall lifting is a method to produce operative space between the anterior abdominal wall and the intra-abdominal organs during laparoscopic surgery. We devised a hanger lifting procedure for the anterior abdominal wall to avoid complications as well as reduce the costs related to the pneumoperitoneum. In our series, we performed 50 cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with this abdominal wall-lifting procedure. Though at the beginning we performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy by the pneumoperitoneum, we discarded the insufflator for this operation since starting the new procedure. There was no incidence of conversion to pneumoperitoneum and a fairly good operative view was achieved enabling a smooth laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Despite increased specialisation and technology, surgical care in the world’s most populous region is inequitable and remains inaccessible to most people, say Sanjay Nagral and colleagues
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