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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2005 Dec;242(6):897-901, discussion 901.
doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000189607.38763.c5.

Ultrasonic versus standard electric dissection in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a prospective randomized clinical trial

Mario Morino  1 , Roberto Rimonda, Marco Ettore Allaix, Giuseppe Giraudo, Corrado Garrone
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Ultrasonic versus standard electric dissection in laparoscopic colorectal surgery: a prospective randomized clinical trial

Mario Morino et al. Ann Surg. 2005 Dec.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of the ultrasonic dissection (UC) compared with standard electrosurgery (ES) in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Background data: High-frequency ultrasound energy was introduced in laparoscopic surgery to improve dissection and coagulation. Very limited data have been published on its use in laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Methods: Patients eligible for elective laparoscopic right or left hemicolectomy (RH and LH), sigmoidectomy (SG), or low anterior resection (LAR) were randomized to either UC or ES. The following data were collected and analyzed: preoperative data (individual patient data, indication for surgery), intraoperative data (conversion to open surgery, conversion ES to UC, operative time, blood loss, complication rate), and postoperative data (morbidity and mortality, volume of drainage, hospital stay).

Results: Between January 2002 and December 2003, 171 patients underwent elective laparoscopic colorectal resection. Twenty-5 patients did not satisfy the inclusion criteria and were excluded. The diagnosis of the remaining 146 patients was diverticulitis (44), colonic adenoma (31), adenocarcinoma (70), or epidermoid carcinoma (1). These patients underwent laparoscopic RH (28), LH (31), SG (47), or LAR (40). There were no differences in preoperative data. The overall conversion rate to open surgery was 11.6%, with no differences between the two groups; 20.8% undergoing ES were converted to UC, more frequently during right hemicolectomy or low anterior resection. Operative time, the primary endpoint of this study, did not differ between the two groups: UC 93 minutes versus ES 102.6 minutes (P = 0.46). Intraoperative blood loss was significantly less in UC 140.8 mL versus ES 182.6 mL (P = 0.032). No differences were observed in postoperative morbidity or other preoperative or postoperative parameters.

Conclusions: UC is a useful device in laparoscopic colorectal surgery that facilitates completion of difficult cases and reduces intraoperative blood loss. Nevertheless, the majority of laparoscopic procedures can be completed with ES. Therefore, selective use of UC appears to be the most cost-effective policy.

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