Abstract
In minimally invasive surgery, the surgeon neither directly visualizes nor handles the tissue but rather gains access to the surgical field via cannulae through multiple incisions or a single incision. Access is provided by an optical system that allows visualization of the surgical field. Well-selected laparoscopic instrumentation provides traction and the capacity to seal and divide tissue pedicles to achieve the surgical goal. Access systems are categorized into single-site platforms and multi-incision platforms. The successful single-site surgeon should be thoroughly familiar with surgical instrumentation and should select a complement of instruments that satisfy his or her operative needs and experience. Laboratory experience in a simulated surgical environment allows surgeons to explore instrumentation and thereby provides the surgeon with a comprehensive understanding of an instrument. This chapter reviews the instrumentation for single-site gynecologic surgery.
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Woessner, J.R., Knight, J.A. (2014). Instrumentation for Single-Site Gynecologic Surgery. In: Escobar, P., Falcone, T. (eds) Atlas of Single-Port, Laparoscopic, and Robotic Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6840-0_9
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