Laparoscopic vessel sealing technologies

Stephen D Lyons; Kenneth S K Law

doi:10.1016/j.jmig.2013.02.012

Laparoscopic vessel sealing technologies

J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2013 May-Jun;20(3):301-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.02.012.

Authors

Stephen D Lyons¹, Kenneth S K Law

Affiliation

¹ Department of Endo-Gynaecology, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia, and University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. stephen@drlyons.com.au

PMID: 23659750
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2013.02.012

Abstract

Laparoscopic vessel sealing devices have revolutionized modern laparoscopy. These devices fall into 2 major categories: advanced bipolar and ultrasonic instruments. The range of tissue effects available with these technologies is more limited than with conventional monopolar electrosurgery; however, both advanced bipolar and ultrasonic devices efficiently seal vessels (≤7-mm and ≤5-mm diameter, respectively), and most also have built-in tissue transection capabilities. These technologies have been the subject of a range of comparative studies on their relative advantages and disadvantages, and, to date, neither advanced bipolar or ultrasonic devices has been proven to be superior.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Electrosurgery / instrumentation
Electrosurgery / methods*
Equipment Design
Humans
Laparoscopy*
Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods*
Wound Closure Techniques / instrumentation