How to manage smoke evacuation and filter pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy to minimize potential viral spread: different methods from SoMe ‐ a video vignette.

How to manage smoke evacuation and filter pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy to minimize potential viral spread: different methods from SoMe - a video vignette I Dear Editor i , Even though previous studies on hepatitis B virus showed that it could be found in the intra-abdominal gas, there is no evidence so far of the presence of SARS-CoV2 particles in the gas used during laparoscopy, but it is prudent to perform laparoscopy with safety strategies to avoid diffusion of potentially infected intra-abdominal aerosol into the operating room [[1], 1-6, [2], [4], [6]]. How to manage smoke evacuation and filter pneumoperitoneum during laparoscopy. [Extracted from the article]