Maintenance of clear vision during laparoscopic surgery

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 450-455

  Bessell, J R ^a,c   Flemming, E ^b   Kunert, W ^b   Buess, G ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Laparoscopy; Technology medical instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; SURGEON; VISION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0029822413     PISSN: 0961625X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645709609153708     Document Type: Article

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