Minimally Invasive Surgery — Flashcards

The procedure shown below is called _____ (POEM)

Verres needle is used in the _____ method of creating a pneumoperitoneum and involves blind puncture of the peritoneum.

Hasson's trocar is used in the _____ method of creating a pneumoperitoneum and avoids the morbidity related to a blind puncture

Versapoint is _____ electrosurgical system that works in normal saline

Hint: unipolar/bipolar

Ligasure seals tissue by administration of _____ current and low voltage that of 180 V (low/high)

Patients with medically intractable symptoms (ex. bradykinesia, rigidity) of Parkinsons disease may benefit from deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the _____ or the subthalamic nucleus

The harmonic scalpel vibrates at _____ Hz range

Verres needle is used in the _____ method of creating a pneumoperitoneum and involves blind puncture of the peritoneum.

Hasson's trocar is used in the _____ method of creating a pneumoperitoneum and avoids the morbidity related to a blind puncture

The rate of CO2 insufflation should be limited to _____ L/min to prevent vagal response in laproscopic surgery