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Intraabdominal Trocar-Free Vacuum Liver Retractor for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (Video)

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Abstract

Purpose

Retraction of the liver is essential in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Recently, a new internal liver retractor, the LiVac® device, has been introduced. The current video report (run-time 7:26 min) seeks to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of the LiVac® trocar-free liver retractor in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Materials and Methods

The LiVac® retractor is inserted besides an abdominal trocar and uses the vacuum system of the operating room without the need for specific devices. The liver is retracted without the need of an assistant or extra trocars.

Results

The present case is a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a 30-year-old woman with morbid obesity (BMI 45.3 kg/m2). The LiVac® retractor provided an excellent view of the operative field. No problems or device-related complications occured during the procedure.

Conclusions

The LiVac liver retractor was easy to applicate in the presented case and provided a good exposure of the operative field.

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Acknowledgment

The authors want to thank Dr Philip Gan for the professional exchange of experiences with the LiVac® device.

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  1. Center of Innovative Surgery (ZIC), Department of Surgery, Campus Virchow and Mitte, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, Berlin, 13353, Germany

    Christian Benzing, Felix Krenzien, Johann Pratschke & Ricardo Zorron

  2. Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, Klinikum Bremerhaven Reinkenheide, Bremerhaven, Germany

    Tido Junghans & Claudia Bothe

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Correspondence to Christian Benzing.

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There was no funding in this study.

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Christian Benzing, Felix Krenzien, Tido Junghans, Claudia Bothe Johann Pratschke, and Ricardo Zorron declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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The present report is a retrospectively analyzed case and video; informed consent is thus technically not available.

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The study has been performed in accordance with the ethical standards as laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.

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Benzing, C., Krenzien, F., Junghans, T. et al. Intraabdominal Trocar-Free Vacuum Liver Retractor for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (Video). OBES SURG 26, 1654–1655 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-016-2245-6

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