Laparoscopic splenectomy: Lessons from the learning curve

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 28-36

  Poulin, Eric C ^a   Mamazza, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY SPLEEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BLEEDING; DATA BASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; SPLEEN ARTERY; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031933141     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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