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5. Access to Abdomen

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Gaining access to the abdomen is the first step in any laparoscopic procedure. This chapter describes various techniques for gaining access and creating a pneumoperitoneum. Potential problems and complications, and the means by which these adverse occurrences may be avoided or treated, are also detailed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA

    Nathaniel J. Soper M.D.

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  1. School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg, Chicago, 60611, Illinois, USA

    Nathaniel J. Soper

  2. Clinics, Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and, Iowa City, 52242, Iowa, USA

    Carol E.H. Scott-Conner

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Soper, N.J. (2012). 5. Access to Abdomen. In: Soper, N., Scott-Conner, C. (eds) The SAGES Manual. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2344-7_5

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