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Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

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Instruments

 

  • Tip Up Retractor - general retraction

  • Force Bioplar - ability to grasp the hernia sac with stronger force as well as atraumatic manipulation as needed.

  • Syncroseal - allows for dissection, cautery as well as energy division of short gastric vessels as needed.

  • Needle Driver (MegaCut) - crural closure and fundoplication

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Images:  Ekeke, C. N., Vercauteren, M., Baker, N., & Sarkaria, I. (2019). Surgical Techniques for Robotically-Assisted Laparoscopic Paraesophageal Hernia Repair. Thoracic surgery clinics, 29(4), 369–377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thorsurg.2019.06.001

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