OBJECTIVE: Compare the use of a newly designed and reusable metal trocar for initial uterine entry with the disposable Tulipan-Bruner trocar in creation of a hysterotomy for fetal surgery. METHODS:Six consecutive patients undergoing hysterotomy for intrauterine repair of myelomeningocele were randomized to uterine entry either with the Tulipan-Bruner trocar or with the Almodin-Moron trocar. Blood loss was estimated by the primary surgeon. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in the uterine entry times between the trocars. Blood loss was estimated to be approximately the same. The Almodin-Moron trocar was judged to provide easy handling with good safety. CONCLUSIONS: The Almodin-Moron trocar provides a uterine entry during creation of a hysterotomy that is as quick and causes as little trauma as the Tulipan-Bruner trocar. 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel
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OBJECTIVE: Compare the use of a newly designed and reusable metal trocar for initial uterine entry with the disposable Tulipan-Bruner trocar in creation of a hysterotomy for fetal surgery. METHODS: Six consecutive patients undergoing hysterotomy for intrauterine repair of myelomeningocele were randomized to uterine entry either with the Tulipan-Bruner trocar or with the Almodin-Moron trocar. Blood loss was estimated by the primary surgeon. RESULTS: There was no statistically significant difference in the uterine entry times between the trocars. Blood loss was estimated to be approximately the same. The Almodin-Moron trocar was judged to provide easy handling with good safety. CONCLUSIONS: The Almodin-Moron trocar provides a uterine entry during creation of a hysterotomy that is as quick and causes as little trauma as the Tulipan-Bruner trocar. 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel
Authors: Abigail Wilpers; Anna Y Lynn; Barbara Eichhorn; Amy B Powne; Megan Lagueux; Janene Batten; Mert Ozan Bahtiyar; Cary P Gross Journal: Fetal Diagn Ther Date: 2022-03-10 Impact factor: 2.208