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Image Tag: Stapler

Stapler complication

Surgical field—Laparoscopic view- Bowel perforation due to excessive pushing of stapler during laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy anastomosis.

Posted on
03/27/2011
Image Categories
Outcomes / Complications of Surgery
Image Tags
bowel perforation, complication, endogia, stapler

Palpate the head of the stapler/tacking device

Surgeon using nondominant (left) hand to palpate the head of the stapler/tacking device through the anterior abdominal wall, thus verifying stapler/tacking device position relative to external landmarks and providing counterpressure.

Posted on
06/15/2010
Image Categories
Fundamentals: Inguinal Hernia Repair: Transab, SAGES Manual
Image Tags
abdominal wall, anterior, counterpressure, nondominant, palpate, stapler, tacking device

Trocar Placement

Trocar placement for transabdominal right adrenalectomy. Four 10-mm working trocars are used; if a vascular stapler is needed, one of these can be changed to a 12-mm port.

Posted on
06/15/2010
Image Categories
Fundamentals: Live Donor Nephrectomy, SAGES Manual
Image Tags
adrenalectomy, port, stapler, transabominal, trocar, vascular

Trocar Placement

Placement of trocars in laparoscopic transabdominal left adrenalectomy. Three 10-mm trocars are usually placed initially; if a vascular stapler is needed, the middle trocar can be changed to a 12-mm port.

Posted on
06/15/2010
Image Categories
Fundamentals: Live Donor Nephrectomy, SAGES Manual
Image Tags
adrenalectomy, port, stapler, transabcominal, trocar, vascular

Firing and Removing the Stapler

The stapler has been fired and removed. The staple line has been inspected for hemostasis and is being closed with a simple running suture.

Posted on
06/15/2010
Image Categories
Fundamentals:Cholecystojejunostomy&Gastro, SAGES Manual
Image Tags
hemostasis, stapler, suture

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