Page 8 - Laparoscopic Journal - WJOLS

Balamurali Krishna Kotakala, RK Mishra

with a spring that spring forward in response to the 4. Insert the suture material (that should close the port-
sudden decrease in pressure encountered upon crossing site) into the cannula tip about 2 cm deep and bend it
the abdominal wall and entering the peritoneal cavity. so that it stays in place. Now it is ready.

TECHNiQuES
1. Remove the stylet from the cannula.

2. Pass a suture material through the cannula from the tip

5. Occlude the port-site with a finger so that the pneumo-
peritoneum is maintained and pass the Veress beside
the finger through all the layers except the skin and
subcutaneous tissue under vision.
3. Tie the loop and hide the knot in the cannula

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