Marchand Salpingectomy - A Laparoscopic Surgical Technique

Abstract

The Marchand Salpingectomy is a fast, safe and minimally invasive procedure for removal of the fallopian tubes. The procedure involves minimal blood loss and gives the patient the benefit of permanent sterility as well as a decreased lifetime incidence of ovarian cancer. The procedure relies on two novel aspects of the technique which make the surgery significantly different than any surgery previously described as well as extremely minimally invasive.

Claims

1. This technique includes the unique aspect of the high placement of the 5 mm port which resides through an incision that is below the pubic hairline.

2. This technique includes the unique aspect of removing the fallopian tubes by plunging each tube individually through the 11 mm port using the 5 mm port and a 5 mm blunt grasper.

3. This technique represents a new surgical process that is unique and has the potential to decrease operative time while increasing patient safety.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0008] FIG. 1: Drawing of action of pulling on skin edge to facilitate a higher entry into the abdominal cavity despite a lower incision below the public hairline.

[0009] FIG. 2: Drawing of the dissection of the fallopian tubes using a 5 mm bipolar device.

[0010] FIG. 3: Drawing of the removal of the fallopian tubes by using one port to plunge the tube through the other larger port.