"Accepted article (accepted manuscript online: 21 FEB 2014)" ; Objective To assess the feasibility of a pure endoscopic closure method for vesical perforations using fully absorbable material. Materials and methods A pilot experimental study was performed in 8 anesthetized female pigs. Four 10mm and four 20mm endoscopic full thickness cystotomies were created. An endoscopic suturing machine (RD 180®, LSI solut...
Purpose: To test different sets of prebent instruments and a new reusable access device for laparoendoscopic single-site (LESS) surgery. Materials and Methods: Three surgeons with previous experience in LESS performed 12 nephrectomies in six pigs. In all procedures, a multichannel access device (X-CONE_) and a 5-mm extra-long telescope were used. Four sets of prebent instruments with different profiles (S-porta...
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