2008 Annual Meeting Abstracts
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Dual Incision Adjustable Gastric Band Placement
Garth R. Jacobsen*, Bryan J. Sandler, John Cullen, Mark a. Talamini, Adam Spivack, Santiago Horgan
Dept of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Laparoscopic operations require multiple incisions to achieve the angles necessary to perform the operation. Wristed instruments allow for completion from fewer access points. Two patients underwent AGB placement using a two incision technique, under an IRB approved protocol. All ports were placed through a 3 cm incision in the patient’s abdomen. A liver retractor was placed in the epigastrium. Either a laparoscope or endoscope was used for visualization. The operation was successfully completed in both patients in under one hour. Flexible laparoscopic instruments can reduce the number of incisions needed to perform AGB placement.
