TY - JOUR AU1 - Ng, W. AB - Surg Endosc (2000) 14: 407 DOI: 10.1007/s004640000032 © Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 2000 A simple technique for delivery of bulky gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy A cautionary note Saber and La Raja are to be commended for their efforts in A simpler, and much safer, solution is to insinuate the developing a simple solution to a common problem that can clamp between the wound edge and the gallbladder. With be quite challenging [1]. To ease the extraction of a bulky the jaws open and lift upward, the fascia is cut open using gallbladder through the port wound, they use a Kelly clamp a pair of scissors inserted between the jaws. The cutting of holding a scalpel between its jaws. As the clamp is passed the desired fascial layer is aided by the tactile sensation. along the gallbladder, the blade cuts through the constrict- Saber and La Raja claim that their technique has the ing fascial layer. I have tested this technique on a number of advantage of “facilitating the delivery of the bulky gallblad- patients and recently encountered an incidence of bowel der without enlarging the skin incision” (as depicted in the injury, therefore, I feel compelled to strike a TI - A simple technique for delivery of bulky gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy JF - Surgical Endoscopy DO - 10.1007/s004640000032 DA - 2014-04-24 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/a-simple-technique-for-delivery-of-bulky-gallbladder-during-Z5k0eL9qco SP - 407 EP - 407 VL - 14 IS - 4 DP - DeepDyve ER -