require an assistant's help to "all-
inside" options that use sutures
and anchors to suspend heavy
organs inside the body. Ms.
Hrnicek's surgeons prefer a
reusable laparoscopic retractor
that attaches to the bed through
a positioning attachment. "They
really like that one because the
organ is up out of the way, and
there's one less person in the field," she says.
Articulating scopes — which can angulate up to 100 degrees to give
surgeons more views inside the abdomen — can also make laparo-
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