Endoscopic sewing and stapling machines

Endoscopy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-210

  Swain, C P ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STAPLER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

EID: 0030952025     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004165     Document Type: Short Survey

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