Novel use of the Bakri balloon to minimize empty pelvis syndrome following laparoscopic total pelvic exenteration.
Sanket BankarA DesouzaV PaliwalDiwakar PandeyJ GoriV SukumarJ RohilaA SaklaniPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)
The Bakri balloon is a simple, safe and cost-effective method to reduce the complications of EPS following laparoscopic total pelvic exenteration. A prospective study is ongoing to objectively quantify the benefits of this technique.