Laparoscopic Nissen's fundoplication using an ultrasonic dissector

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 49-54

  McLaughlin, R ^a   McAnena, O J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Gastro oesophageal reflux; Laparoscopic Nissen's fundoplication; Ultrasonic scalpel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERITONEUM ADHESION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; RISK FACTOR; SCALPEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOMACH BLOOD FLOW; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0032908754     PISSN: 13645706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13645709909153131     Document Type: Article

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