A surgical access apparatus , comprising: an access housing ; an access member extending from the access housing, the access housing and the access member defining a central longitudinal axis ("k") and having a longitudinal opening for passage of a surgical object; a fluid connector mounted to the access housing, the fluid connector including a valve chamber segment and a coupler segment depending radially outwardly relative to the valve chamber segment and the longitudinal axis, the fluid connector defining a fluid passage ("p") extending at least through the valve chamber segment and the coupler segment, the valve chamber segment defining a chamber exit port in fluid communication with the fluid passage, the coupler segment configured for coupling to an insufflation fluid source; and a control valve including a valve stem at least partially positioned within the valve chamber segment, characterised in that the valve stem includes a valve channel extending completely through opposed sides of the valve stem and a valve intake port in fluid communication with the valve channel, the control valve selectively positionable between a first position corresponding to a desufflation operative state where the valve intake port is in fluid communication with the access member and the valve channel is in fluid communication with the chamber exit port of the fluid connector to thereby permit exit of the insufflation fluids relative to the access member, a second position corresponding to an insufflation operative state where the valve channel is in fluid communication with the fluid passage of the fluid connector and with the insufflation fluid source to permit passage of insufflation fluids from the insufflation fluid source to the access member, and a third position corresponding to a closed operative state where the valve stem intersects the fluid passage to prevent egress of insufflation fluids from the access member. an access housing ; an access member extending from the access housing, the access housing and the access member defining a central longitudinal axis ("k") and having a longitudinal opening for passage of a surgical object; a fluid connector mounted to the access housing, the fluid connector including a valve chamber segment and a coupler segment depending radially outwardly relative to the valve chamber segment and the longitudinal axis, the fluid connector defining a fluid passage ("p") extending at least through the valve chamber segment and the coupler segment, the valve chamber segment defining a chamber exit port in fluid communication with the fluid passage, the coupler segment configured for coupling to an insufflation fluid source; and a control valve including a valve stem at least partially positioned within the valve chamber segment, characterised in that the valve stem includes a valve channel extending completely through opposed sides of the valve stem and a valve intake port in fluid communication with the valve channel, the control valve selectively positionable between a first position corresponding to a desufflation operative state where the valve intake port is in fluid communication with the access member and the valve channel is in fluid communication with the chamber exit port of the fluid connector to thereby permit exit of the insufflation fluids relative to the access member, a second position corresponding to an insufflation operative state where the valve channel is in fluid communication with the fluid passage of the fluid connector and with the insufflation fluid source to permit passage of insufflation fluids from the insufflation fluid source to the access member, and a third position corresponding to a closed operative state where the valve stem intersects the fluid passage to prevent egress of insufflation fluids from the access member. <EOS>