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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-27
pubmed:abstractText
Laparoscopic bipolar electrosurgical sterilization has been employed for nearly two decades. This bipolar procedure was intended to reduce the incidence of unintended complications, such as bowel burns. However, compared to the monopolar procedure, it produced a higher failure rate. This study examines the role of the low power-high voltage coagulation waveform on the effectiveness of electrosurgical desiccation on the rat uterine model of the fallopian tube. Desiccations were performed with both Kleppinger and Storz forceps using generator settings from 2 to 6. Desiccations performed to the visual endpoint (blanch, swell, and collapse) required from 23.8 to 30.0 joules, although procedures performed at a generator setting of 2 required long application times, an average 15.4 sec (Storz) and 28.2 (Kleppinger). All bipolar procedures led to a loss of tissue at the desiccation site at 12 weeks postsurgery. Therefore, the electrosurgical coagulation waveform proved to be effective in producing adequate in vivo tissue destruction even at very low generator settings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1042-4067
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
235-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of bipolar electrosurgical coagulation waveform on a rat uterine model of fallopian tube sterilization.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article