TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of elastic self-retaining retractor for assisting minilaparotomy in gynecologic surgery
AU - Aslam, Muhammad Faisal
AU - Fridman, Dmitry
AU - Khulpateea, Neekianand
PY - 2012/10/1
Y1 - 2012/10/1
N2 - Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the experience of using the elastic self-retaining retractor in gynecology. Design: The article is designed as a case series report. Materials and Methods: The use of minilaparotomy with elastic self-retaining retractor (Mobius, Apple Medical, Marlborough, MA), for both adnexal masses and large uteri in 5 cases, is described. Results: There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. All patients had minimal blood loss and were discharged home on postoperative day 1. Conclusions: Minilaparotomy with self-retaining elastic retractor is a useful alternate to traditional laparotomy and laparoscopy. (J GYNECOL SURG 28:347)
AB - Objective: The purpose of this article is to describe the experience of using the elastic self-retaining retractor in gynecology. Design: The article is designed as a case series report. Materials and Methods: The use of minilaparotomy with elastic self-retaining retractor (Mobius, Apple Medical, Marlborough, MA), for both adnexal masses and large uteri in 5 cases, is described. Results: There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications. All patients had minimal blood loss and were discharged home on postoperative day 1. Conclusions: Minilaparotomy with self-retaining elastic retractor is a useful alternate to traditional laparotomy and laparoscopy. (J GYNECOL SURG 28:347)
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U2 - 10.1089/gyn.2012.0008
DO - 10.1089/gyn.2012.0008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84868016485
SN - 1042-4067
VL - 28
SP - 347
EP - 349
JO - Journal of Gynecologic Surgery
JF - Journal of Gynecologic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -