The special requirements of obesity surgery require specially designed instruments. In order to implant the elastic band used in so-called "gastric banding," KARL STORZ offers a specially developed retractor.

The instrument can be used as a blunt retractor and simultaneously can be used to help attach the band in the distal window and pull it around the esophagus.

Further Information:
Video KS 542 "Dr. Bernd Ablassmaier: Laparoscopic implantation of an adjustable gastric band"
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Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm are being treated ever more frequently using endovascular procedures. Due to the long-term problems associated with endoprotheses, in addition to conventional and endoluminal interventions, laparoscopic procedures are now gaining status as the third treatment option for patients with aortic aneurysm or occlusive vascular disease. The results of laparoscopic aorta surgery are comparable with, or better than, those of open surgery.

Because the ideal instrument set for this is now available, surgeons can treat patients with aorto-iliac occlusive vascular disease or abdominal aortic aneurysm using laparoscopic procedures. With such procedures, the postoperative recovery process after major aortic surgery can be accelerated and the long-term complications of conventional interventions avoided.

Ralf Kolvenbach, MD, PhD
Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Augusta Hospital Düsseldorf

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Laparoscopy for the examination of the peritoneal cavity using a rigid endoscope has long since aided the assessment of abdominal and pelvic organs.

KARL STORZ was quick to realize the significance of laparoscopy. Over a period of decades the company developed a comprehensive and highly differentiated range of endoscopes and instruments in the fields of internal medicine, general surgery, urology, gynecology and pediatric surgery.

Numerous laparoscopic surgical techniques are now a matter of routine.

This product range today comprises more than 5,000 products designed for specific applications and covers the entire field of laparoscopic diagnostics and laparoscopic surgery.

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