Schwegler I, Riedtmann-Klee H J, Aeberhard P
Chirurgische Klinik, des Kantonsspitals Aarau.
Chirurg. 1996 Jul;67(7):748-51.
Description of a safe, quick, easy and cheap technique of suture closure of laparoscopic trocar sites utilizing a reusable instrument ("hook-needle") developed for the purpose. The procedure is done under laparoscopic vision without the need for laparoscopic suture handling and results in a one stage closure of all relevant layers of the abdominal wall. Other techniques recently published for the same purpose are critically reviewed.
