Mapping of an insufflated peritoneal cavity

Effie E. Greene, Shane M. Farritor, Dmitry Oleynikov

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Abstract

A study at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in conjunction with the University of Nebraska Medical Center aimed to map the location of organs in an insufflated human abdominal cavity. The goal was to be able to give the location of organs and the abdominal wall in a coordinate system by specifying two angles and a depth. The surgeons assembled two sets of measurements from eight cadavers, four male and four female. One set of measurements mapped the insufflated abdominals walls, while the other set of measurements mapped important landmarks found within the abdominal cavity such as the pancreas and stomach. By using common statistical methods to analyze the end result, we were able to identify average locations of organs during insufflations. A better knowledge of the peritoneal cavity when insufflated can help us when designing miniature robots. Size will be of particular importance, since they are inserted completely into the peritoneal cavity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication50th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 50th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium 2013
Pages55-62
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2013
Event50th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 50th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium 2013 - Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Duration: Apr 5 2013Apr 7 2013

Publication series

Name50th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 50th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium 2013
Volume493

Conference

Conference50th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 50th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityColorado Springs, CO
Period4/5/134/7/13

Keywords

  • Ascension
  • Declination
  • In vivo
  • Insufflated
  • Laparoscopic
  • Peritoneal cavity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering

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