Experimental study of the material composition of laparoscopic ports on tumour cell adherence

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 928-932

  Brundell, S ^a   Tucker, K ^b   Chatterton, B ^b   Hewett, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC;

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; LAPAROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CELL ADHESION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; METALS; NEOPLASM SEEDING; PILOT PROJECTS; PLASTICS; SHEEP; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0036069840     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.2002.02116.x     Document Type: Article

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