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What is a trocar?

What is a trocar? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A pointed hollow cylindrical device used to make small incisions and surgically insert cannulas, etc., into body cavities, or to aspirate fluids.
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The trigger is not fired until the exact anatomical position of the trocar tip is known.
The risks of the procedure include bile duct injuries and trocar injuries to blood vessels and abdominal viscera.
Another 10 mm trocar for the endoscope will be positioned further up halfway between the umbilicus and the xiphoid process.
For lesions between 5 and 10 cm, the pneumoperitoneum is created in the left hypochondrium and the trocar inserted in the umbilicus.
The incision is made in the same place that the trocar is inserted for puncturing that organ in cases of hoven.
The surgeon deflates the abdomen by turning off the insufflator, opening the trocar ports, and suctioning the abdominal cavity.

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