Comparison of tissue injury between laparosonic coagulating shears and electrosurgical scissors in the sheep model

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 378-384

  Kwok, Adrian ^a,b   Nevell, David ^a   Ferrier, Alan ^a   Graf, Nicole ^a   Lam, Alan ^a   Ford, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Mater Medical Center   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; ELECTROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SHEEP; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0034750429     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60334-9     Document Type: Article

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