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The case for closing robotic surgery port sites


 

AT THE ACADEMIC SURGICAL CONGRESS


“We’ve always placed ports with the standard approach: inserting them perpendicular to the abdominal wall,” Dr. Diez-Barroso said. “Others have theorized that the lateral sites undergo more torque, but I think that also needs further investigation.”

Dr. Diez-Barroso and coauthors reported having no financial disclosures.

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