Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques
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Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech · Aug 1999
Review Case ReportsUreteral complications after gasless laparoscopic hysterectomy.
Laparoscopic hysterectomy is becoming a more common operation. Gasless laparoscopy initially seems to be a better technique, reducing CO2 complications and allowing the use of conventional instruments rather than more expensive laparoscopic tools. We report our experience with 50 cases of laparoscopic hysterectomies, 5 of which were performed using a gasless technique. ⋯ We have decided not to use a gasless technique with hysterectomy. We believe that the actual complication rate may be higher than reported, due to investigators' reluctance to report such complications. Our hope is that this report will encourage other investigators to help establish a more accurate rate of possible complications associated with this procedure.