Using Ligasure    or Harmonic XXXX   in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomies? A Prospective Randomized Study.

@entity1 @entity5845 @entity1289 @entity260
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most recent advances of surgery for treating @entity5845 . Many laparoscopic devices have evolved to provide vascular control and tissue dissection. METHODS: This is a prospective randomized study comparing the intraoperative and @entity260 and operative time of two groups of @entity1 who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. In the first group after randomization, sleeve gastrectomy was performed using Ligasure    and in the second group Harmonic @entity1289   was used. RESULTS: In total, 94 @entity1 were enrolled in the study allocated in two groups. In group 1, 43 @entity1 were operated using Ligasure   , and in group 2, 51 @entity1 were operated using Harmonic @entity1289  . No significant differences were highlighted between these two groups with regards to operative time (45.0        15.0 vs 40.0        20.0  min, p   =   0.199), intraoperative complications (32.6 vs 15.7  %, p   =   0.054) and @entity260 (4.7 vs 17.6  %, p   =   0.051). CONCLUSIONS: Both Ligasure    and Harmonic @entity1289   provide surgeons ergonomy, and no significant differences were shown in operative time and complications. Safety and efficacy in such demanding operations is of critical importance. Choice between these two shears lies with surgeon's preference.
