Use of an ultrasonic scalpel in the open-heart reoperation of a patient with pacemaker

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 761-762

  Ozeren M ^a,b   Doan, O V ^a   Duzgun C ^a   Yucel E ^a  

^a Ankara Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Kizilirmak Cad 61/2   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Harmonic scalpel; Ultrasonic devices; Ultrasonic scalpel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CAUTERIZATION; DEVICE; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PACEMAKER FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SCALPEL; ULTRASOUND;

AORTIC VALVE; HEART BLOCK; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REOPERATION; THORACIC SURGERY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0036202440     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00020-9     Document Type: Article

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