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Economizing on a 12 mm port incision site: modification of robotic bowel stapling technique in Da Vinci X/Xi left colonic resections-the modified Norfolk and Norwich robotic stapling technique.

Melanie HolzgangDolly DowsettAhmed El-HadiIrshad Shaikh
Published in: Journal of robotic surgery (2022)
The modified Norfolk and Norwich technique allows to replace a 12 mm port incision site by an 8 mm one, therefore reducing potential postoperative complications linked to 12 mm incisions by robotically stapling through the routinely placed suprapubic Alexis port.
Keyphrases
  • robot assisted
  • laparoscopic surgery
  • minimally invasive
  • risk assessment
  • ulcerative colitis
  • human health