Prevention of pleural effusion following hepatectomy using argon beam coagulation

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 302-305

  Kwon, A H ^a   Matsui, Y ^a   Satoi, S ^a   Kaibori, M ^a   Kamiyama, Y ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROPERITONEUM; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARGON; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEPATECTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0037338901     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4056     Document Type: Article

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