A miniature probe enables clear demonstration of the cystic duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1186-1188

  Otani, T ^a,d   Maruyama, Y ^a   Shinkai, H ^a   Kawamura, Y ^a   Ri, M ^b   Kitagawa, T ^b   Kaji, T ^c   Makuuchi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Sanraku Hospital   (Japan)

^c Department of Surgery   (Japan)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bile duct injury; Cystic duct; Intraoperative ultrasonography; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Miniature probe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CYSTIC DUCT; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD;

CATHETERIZATION; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CYSTIC DUCT; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MINIATURIZATION;

EID: 0032160143     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004649900814     Document Type: Article

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