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Laparoscopic ports consist of a sheath and trocar used to gain access to a body cavity for endoscopic surgery. Many competing products are available. There is an economic argument in favor of reusable instruments; however, disposable ports are often preferred by the operator as they are always sharp and, therefore, require less force to penetrate the abdominal wall. The trocar tip may differ between a conical or pyramidal shape. Blunt-tip trocars are also available for open-access techniques. Some initial ports will have inflatable “balloons” attached to allow the creation of space for the operative field, such as retroperitoneal or extraperitoneal surgery.
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Sherwood, B., Burke, D. (2012). Laparoscopic Ports. In: Payne, S., Eardley, I., O'Flynn, K. (eds) Imaging and Technology in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2422-1_66
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