Research Article
Usefulness of a Flexible Port for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery by the Transrectal and Transvaginal Routes
Table 1
Results of the study on the efficiency of insertion of various devices for conventional laparoscope through the flexible port.
| | | Transrectal route | Transrectal vaginal route |
| | | 7 mm port | 12 mm port | 18 mm port | 7 mm port | 12 mm port |
| | | Insertion | Tmes the device got stuck | Air leakage | Insertion | Tmes the device got stuck | Air leakage | Insertion | Tmes the device got stuck | Air leakage | Insertion | Tmes the device got stuck | Air leakage | Insertion | Tmes the device got stuck | Air leakage |
| 5 mm devices | Forceps [Karl dtorz *1] [Covidien *2] [Novare *3] | | none | none | | none | a little | | none | severe | | none | none | | none | a little | Endo Clip [Covidien] | | none | none | | none | a little | | none | severe | | none | none | | none | a little | Harmonic scalpel [Johnson & Jonson] | | 2/10 | none | | none | a little | | none | severe | | 1/10 | none | | none | a little | LigaSureAdvance [Covidien] | | none | none | | none | a little | | none | severe | | none | none | | none | a little | ENDO CATCH [Covidien] | | 3/10 | none | | none | a little | | none | a little | | 1/10 | none | | none | a little |
| 10 mm devices | Endoscope 240i [Olympus] | | — | — | | 4/10 | none | | none | none | | — | — | | 2/10 | none | LigaSure [Covidien] | | — | — | | 1/10 | none | | none | a little | | — | — | | 1/10 | none | Anvil holder [Karl storz] | | — | — | | none | none | | none | a little | | — | — | | none | none | Stapler i60 [Power Medical] | | — | — | | none | none | | none | none | | — | — | | none | none |
| 15 mm devices | ENDO CATCH II [Covidien] | | — | — | | — | — | | 2/10 | none | | — | — | | — | — |
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*1 Scissors; Intestinal usage; Maryland, *2 Roticulator, *3 Real Hand (Maryland).
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