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Primary entry trocar design and entry-related complications at laparoscopy in obese patients: meta-analysis.

Chimwemwe MitiPaula BusuulwaRichard ScottHermes Bloomfield-Gadelha
Published in: BJS open (2023)
Injuries during primary laparoscopic entry undertaken in obese patient groups are uncommon. Due to considerable heterogeneity in the small number of examined studies, evidence was insufficient and largely of low quality to ascribe differences in the incidence of injuries to the characteristics of the primary entry trocar utilized.
Keyphrases
  • obese patients
  • systematic review
  • bariatric surgery
  • adipose tissue
  • metabolic syndrome
  • case report
  • randomized controlled trial
  • meta analyses
  • quality improvement