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. 2019 Aug 29;8(3):138-139.
doi: 10.4103/GMIT.GMIT_34_19. eCollection 2019 Jul-Sep.

A Gauze-tying Trocar Technique for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Procedures Involving Large Uteri

Ken Imai  1 , Kenro Chikazawa  1 , Liangcheng Wang  1 , Tomoyuki Kuwata  1
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A Gauze-tying Trocar Technique for Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Procedures Involving Large Uteri

Ken Imai et al. Gynecol Minim Invasive Ther. .
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) The grasper of the energy device could not open because the tip of the trocar was in contact with the tissue that was about to be cut. (b) Gauze was tied to a trocar. (c) The gauze was stuck in the abdominal wall, so the trocar could not pass into the abdominal cavity
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