Figure 1From: Gas emission during laparoscopic colorectal surgery using a bipolar vessel sealing device: A pilot study on four patientsExperimental set-up for the gas sampling during laparoscopic surgery. Laparoscopic colectomy was performed in a CO2 atmosphere at 14 mmHg overpressure using LigaSure™ as dissection device. Smoke samples were evacuated from the pneumoperitoneum via one trocar and collected into Teflon bags.Back to article page