'The parachute method': A novel technique for laparoscopic tumour handling.

ABSTRACT:

Aims and objectives

Although laparoscopic surgery for submucosal tumours (SMTs) may require multiple support threads, the traction direction of a single thread is only one option and cannot be freely changed. To solve this problem, we introduced a novel innovative technique for tumour handling, named 'the parachute method'.

Subjects and methods

Prior to suturing, the surrounding vessel was treated when the tumour was located near the lesser or greater curvature. A monofilament thread was ligated in the serous muscle layer along the peritumoural markings with approximately five stitches in a row, with moderate deflection. Next, the other monofilament thread was passed through the deflection and ligated; this resembled a parachute shape that could be pulled in any direction ov

SUBMITTER: Kashu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature