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Use of Blunt Scalp Hooks for Abdominal Procedure in Lumboperitoneal Shunt Placement: Technical Note

In obese patients, we often find difficulty in laparotomy for placing a lumboperitoneal shunt catheter. The authors introduced an easy technique to get a sufficiently wide and shallow operative field through small abdominal incision in obese people. Four blunt scalp hooks and rubber bands, commonly...

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Autores principales: KAWAHARA, Takashi, HIGASHI, Takuichiro, TOKIMURA, Hiroshi, ARITA, Kazunori, ATSUCHI, Masamichi, TAKASAKI, Koji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japan Neurosurgical Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4533468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24759096
http://dx.doi.org/10.2176/nmc.tn.2013-0379
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Sumario:In obese patients, we often find difficulty in laparotomy for placing a lumboperitoneal shunt catheter. The authors introduced an easy technique to get a sufficiently wide and shallow operative field through small abdominal incision in obese people. Four blunt scalp hooks and rubber bands, commonly used in craniotomy, were prepared. The fat layer and the rectus abdominis muscle layer were retracted and pulled up using these hooks. Blunt scalp hooks were useful for safe and effective retraction of abdominal wall, which made a sufficient and shallow operative field.