Liver Retraction by Double-Sling Suture for Laparoscopic Gastrectomy

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KIM D. G., Kim H., Guner A., Cho I., Kwon I. G., CHOI Y. Y., ...More

JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, vol.25, no.2, pp.112-116, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 25 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.1089/lap.2014.0439
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC & ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNIQUES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.112-116
• Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: To provide an optimal operative view for upper abdominal laparoscopic surgery, we developed a liver retraction method using a double-sling suture (DSS). The current report describes this method and compares the clinical results with the liver puncture (LP) retraction method.