Pretied Ligature Loop
Endoloop · Loop Ligature · Pretied Loop · Pre-Tied Loop · Roeder Loop · Endoscopic Loop Ligature
A single-use length of sutureSOO-cherA stitch, or the thread used to stitch, that holds the edges of a wound or incision together.Full entry already tied into a loop with a sliding knot, packed inside a thin plastic tube with a push rod. When pushed out, the loop opens at the end of the tube.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Passed through a laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry port to snare and tie off a structure: the loop is dropped around a pediclePED-ih-kulA narrow stem or stalk that attaches a structure, such as a tumor or a skin flap, to the body.Full entry or the base of the appendixuh-PEN-diksA small, finger-shaped pouch attached to the first part of the large intestine, in the lower right abdomen.Full entry , then the knot is pushed down to cinch it closed for hemostasishee-moh-STAY-sisThe stopping of bleeding, either by the body's own clotting process or by medical or surgical methods.hem/o blood-stasis stopping, standing stillFull entry or ligation. Used in laparoscopic appendectomyap-en-DEK-tuh-meeSurgery to remove the appendix.append appendix-ectomy surgical removalFull entry , colon resectionrih-SEK-shunSurgery to remove part of an organ or tissue.re- back, againsect to cut-ion processFull entry and herniaHER-nee-uhA bulge of an organ or tissue through a weak spot in the muscle or tissue wall that normally holds it in.Full entry repair, among others.
Lengths and variants
Made in several sutureSOO-cherA stitch, or the thread used to stitch, that holds the edges of a wound or incision together.Full entry materials and sizes, absorbable and nonabsorbable (for example no. 1 chromic for an appendixuh-PEN-diksA small, finger-shaped pouch attached to the first part of the large intestine, in the lower right abdomen.Full entry stump). A Roeder loop can also be tied in the room from standard suture.
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3 sources
- Te Linde's Operative Gynecology. 10th ed. Chapter 17 (Diagnostic and Operative Laparoscopy), p. 322
- Te Linde's Operative Gynecology. 10th ed. Chapter 42 (The Vermiform Appendix in Relation to Gynecology), p. 1090
- Fuller. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 6th ed. Chapter 24, Figure 24-21 (Endoscopic suture devices), PDF p. 567-569
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