Article: Is electrocautery shovel a safe and feasible tool in laparoscopic operation?

Since the successful introduction of laparoscopic colectomy by Jacobs et al, laparoscopic surgery, especially laparoscopic rectal surgery has been developed considerably. Compared with open operation, the laparoscopic operation has many advantages such as less pain, little blood loss, small incision, good exposure of the pelvic cavity, an earlier return to daily activities and so on while preserving the oncologic radicality of the procedure, but the laparoscopic operation is more difficult than the open operation. Ultrasonically activated scalpel (US) is able to grasp and divide tissues while sealing small vessels, whereas the expensive medical instrument and high costs of ...

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