Drainoscopy: a Doorway to the Abdomen in the Post-surgical Patient

Overview

Journal Tech Coloproctol

Date 2015 Jul 8

PMID 26150347

Citations 1

Authors

S Atallah

T deBeche-Adams

Z Imam

K Amir

Affiliations

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Abstract

The ability to optically visualize the abdominal cavity in the post-surgical patient can prove to be invaluable, particularly when imaging studies and exam findings can be difficult to interpret. Post-surgical drains are often used and provide a window into the abdominal cavity. In this proof-of-concept study, it is demonstrated that an ordinary drain can be used as a point of access and hence a doorway into the abdominal cavity. This technique has been termed drainoscopy, and the approach is demonstrated with video supplement.

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