Making the case for the radially expanding access system

Gynaecological Endoscopy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 391-395

  Turner, Duncan J ^a,b  

^a De La Vina Surgery Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Laparoscopic complications; Radially expanding access system; Trocar; Veress needle

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; GENERAL SURGERY; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0033382982     PISSN: 09621091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2508.1999.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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