Multipronged laparoscopic forceps.

H M Hasson

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Multipronged laparoscopic forceps.

H M Hasson

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Use of conventional two-pronged forceps in laparoscopic surgery can be problematic. Fallopian tubes tend to slip and ovaries are difficult to grasp securely. In addition, when removing the forceps to obtain an ovarian biopsy specimen prior to cauterization of the biopsy site, the ovary must be released; it is the often difficult to regrasp promptly. Spring-loaded laparoscopic instruments that are provided with multiple prongs offer certain advantages. These instruments hold tissue more securely and with even tension, and with them it requires a minimal effort to maintain tissue in a stable position. The author designed multipronged forceps, which were used for tubal sterilization and ovarian mobilization and biopsy in a series of more than 125 cases. No complications were noted from the use of the forceps.

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