Hepatectomy using an ultrasonically activated scalpel for hepatocellular carcinoma

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-142

  Ouchi, Kiyoaki ^a,c   Mikuni, Junichi ^a   Sugawara, Tohoru ^a   Ono, Hidemaro ^a   Fujiya, Tsuneaki ^a   Kamiyama, Yasuhiko ^a   Kakugawa, Yoichiro ^a   Yamanami, Hideaki ^a   Nakagawa, Kunitoshi ^b  

^a Miyagi Cancer Center   (Japan)

^b Sendai Red Cross Hospital   (Japan)

^c Miyagi Cancer Center Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatectomy; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Ultrasonic cavitational aspirator; Ultrasonically activated scalpel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; SCALPEL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TUMOR VOLUME; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0034049016     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018816     Document Type: Article

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