The use of the harmonic scalpel vs conventional knot tying for vessel ligation in thyroid surgery

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 137-142

  Siperstein, Allan E ^a   Berber, Eren ^a   Morkoyun, Ebru ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0036160006     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.137.2.137     Document Type: Article

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