The "diamond port configuration": A standardised laparoscopic technique for adolescent intestinal resection and anastomosis

The "diamond port configuration": A standardised laparoscopic technique for adolescent intestinal resection and anastomosis

Background: Familiarity with technique and repetition enhance efficiency during laparoscopic surgery. This is particularly important when undertaking complex bowel resections. We report a standardised protocol that includes theatre layout, patient position and port insertion, which we believe facili...

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Main Authors: Richard Hill, Niyi Ade-Ajayi, Ashish Desai, Joseph Nunoo-Mensah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Inflammatory bowel disease
laparoscopic colorectal surgery
laparoscopy
learning curve
standardisation
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2012;volume=9;issue=1;spage=57;epage=61;aulast=Hill

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