Veress needle explained

A Veress needle or Veres needle[1] is a spring-loaded needle used to create pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic surgery. Of the three general approaches to laparoscopic access, the Veress needle technique is the oldest and most traditional.

History

The tool was first developed in 1932 by János Veres(s) (1903–1979), a Hungarian internist working with tuberculosis patients.[1] [2] At the time, one of the mainstays of treatment was to collapse an infected lung and allow lesions to heal.[3] The needle was introduced as a safer technique to give patients such pneumothoraces. It was not until 1938, when he published his invention in the German literature, that the needle became more broadly known outside of Hungary.[4]

Raoul Palmer introduced the use of the Veress needle in laparoscopy to establish a pneumoperitoneum.[5]

Description

Modern needles are 12 to 15 cm long, with an external diameter of 2 mm. The outer cannula consists of a beveled needle point for cutting through tissues of the abdominal wall. A spring-loaded, inner stylet is positioned within the outer cannula. This inner stylet has a dull tip to protect any viscera from injury by the sharp, outer cannula. Direct pressure on the tip—as when penetrating through tissue—pushes the dull stylet into the shaft of the outer cannula. When the tip of the needle enters a space such as the peritoneal cavity, the dull, inner stylet springs forward. Carbon dioxide is then passed through the Veress needle to inflate the space, creating a pneumoperitoneum.[6]

Use

In a large survey of 155,987 gynecologic procedures and 17,216 general surgery procedures, the Veress needle technique was used in 78% of them. Gynecologists (81%) used the tool more often than general surgeons (48%) who are far more likely to use the open access technique.[7]

Iatrogenics

Several studies have pointed out that for various laparoscopic surgical applications (such as cholecystectomy, groin hernia repairs and appendectomies), creating pneumoperitoneum by using a Veress needle is not always as safe and effective as other techniques (e.g. direct trocar insertion (DTI)).[8] [9] [10] However, some other prospective studies point out that there is no significant difference between the technique chosen and incidence of complications by inducing pneumoperitoneum using a Veress needle or the Hasson technique.[11] [12] Between the complications associated to this instrument it can be found:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Baskett . Thomas F. . Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology . 2019 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge, UK . 436.
  2. Szabó . István . László . Ádám . Veres Needle: In Memoriam of the 100th Birthday Anniversary of Dr János Veres, the Inventor . American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology . 2004 . 191 . 1 . 352–3. 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.01.030 . 15295391 .
  3. Wolfart W . Surgical treatment of tuberculosis and its modifications—collapse therapy and resection treatment and their present-day sequelae . Offentl Gesundheitswes . 52 . 8–9 . 506–11 . 1990. 2146567.
  4. 10.1055/s-0028-1123401. Neues Instrument zur Ausführung von Brust- oder Bauchpunktionen und Pneumothoraxbehandlung. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 64. 41. 1480–1481. 1938. Veress. János. 71312737.
  5. Palmer, R. Instrumentation et technique de la coelioscopie gynécologique. Gynécologie et Obstétrique. 18917806. 46. 4. 1947. 420–31.
  6. Gould JC, Philip A. Principles and Techniques of Abdominal Access and Physiology of Pneumoperitoneum. In: Ashley SW. Scientific American Surgery. Decker Intellectual Properties; 2011.
  7. 10.1111/j.0004-8666.2002.00246.x. 12230057. Laparoscopic entry: A literature review and analysis of techniques and complications of primary port entry. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 42. 3. 246–254. 2002. Molloy. David. Kaloo. Philip D.. Cooper. Michael. Nguyen. Tuan V.. 30320566.
  8. K. Theodoropoulou, MD,corresponding author D. R. Lethaby, MBBS, H. A. Bradpiece, FRCS, T. L. Lo, MBBS, and A. Parihar, MBBS. Direct Trocar Insertion Technique: an Alternative for Creation of Pneumoperitoneum. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons . 12. 2. 156–158. 2008. 18435888. 3016192.
  9. Yerdel MA, Karayalcin K, Koyuncu A, Akin B, Koksoy C, Turkcapar AG, Erverdi N, Alaçayir I, Bumin C, Aras N . Direct trocar insertion versus veress needle insertion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy . The American Journal of Surgery . 177 . 3 . 247–249. 1999. 10219864. 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00020-3.
  10. Prieto-Diaz-Chavez E, Medina-Chavez JL, Gonzalez-Ojeda A, Anaya-Prado R, Truzillo Hernandez B, Vasquez C. . Direct trocar insertion without pneumoperitoneum and the Veress needle in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a comparative study. Acta Chirurgica Belgica. 106 . 5 . 541–544. Sep 2006. 17168266. 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679948. 22675072 .
  11. Dunne N, Booth MI, and Dehn TCB. Establishing pneumoperitoneum: Verres or Hasson? The debate continues. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 93. 1. 22–24. 2011. 21054924. 3293265. 10.1308/003588411X12851639107557.
  12. Kumar S. Veress needle insertion through left lower intercostal space for creating pneumoperitoneum: Experience with 75 cases. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery. 8. 3. 85–89. 2012. 22837595. 10.4103/0972-9941.97590. 3401722 . free .
  13. Segura-Sampedro JJ, Cañete-Gómez J, Reguera-Rosal J, Padillo-Ruiz FJ, Ramírez-Plaza CP . Unnoticed biloma due to liver puncture after Veress needle insertion . Annals of Medicine and Surgery. 4 . 3 . 238–239 . Jul 2015 . 26587233 . 10.1016/j.amsu.2015.07.016 . 4624565.

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