Utility of the LigaSure vessel sealing system during major head and neck cancer surgery

Abstract

Our experience indicates that the surgical technique described is safe and effective. The main advantages of the LigaSure system are that it simplifies the procedure and eliminates the need for clips and suture ligations.

A prospective randomised trial of LigaSure Small Jaw® versus conventional neck dissection in head and neck cancer patients

“…This likely explains why the operation duration in the current study was shorter using LigaSure‐assisted functional neck dissection. Similar results for other head and neck procedures were also reported in the literature …”

“…It works by delivering the required amount of bipolar energy and forces to transform the collagen and elastin within the vascular walls . In addition, it was reported that the LigaSure system can safely coagulate and seal large vessels up to 7 mm in diameter . The instrument decreases the necessity for coagulation of small blood vessels and improves the surgical field, which can accelerate surgical procedures.…”

“…New energy instruments such as harmonic scalpel, LigaSure, coblation and plasma knife are increasingly being used during surgical procedures. Their safety and efficacy are well documented in the literature . The LigaSure vessel sealing system was reported to shorten the operative duration in patients receiving superficial parotidectomy when compared with the conventional method .…”

LigaSure Use Decreases Intraoperative Blood Loss Volume and Blood Transfusion Volume in Sarcoma Surgery

“…Its hemostatic effect has been previously validated in thyroidectomy and head and neck cancer surgeries. 22,23 Few reports of LigaSure use in orthopaedic oncologic procedures have been described to date. Hoshi et al 8 reported its use in a case report of a debulking surgery of a huge mass of elephantiasis neuromatosa.…”

New generation cut-and-seal devices in oral and oropharyngeal cancer resection: clinical and cost-effectiveness study

“…A study by Fakhry et al ., published in 2012, evaluated the haemostatic efficacy of electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing in major head and neck cancer surgery, observing post-operative bleeding in 2 of 34 patients treated 23 . Nevertheless, the authors did not quantify the post-operative bleeding, nor did they compare electrothermal bipolar vessel sealing with other cut-and-seal instruments.…”