Table 5 Hourcabie or Histerophore
From: A comparative survey of various uterine manipulators used in operative laparoscopy
Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|
The device leaves the lateral fornices free, which enables easy grasping of the uterine pedicles and lateral fornices by means of automatic staplers | Less range of motion with anteversion and retroversion movements and lateral movements are restricted) |
The steel shaft of the manipulator is able to move independently of the rest of the device | The peripheral ring of the pneumo-occluder, which increases toward the exterior, does not always allow a good delineation of the vaginal fornices |
The instrument is reusable | The pneumoperitoneum is maintained with difficulty |
The instrument is easy to assemble |