Novel intracorporeal vascular knot applier for large vessel ligation in laparoscopic surgery: Experience in pigs and preliminary clinical use

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-78

  Chiu, Allen W ^a,d   Wu, Sheng Tang ^a   Sun, Guang Huan ^a   Liu, Catherine J ^a   Lin, Jyh Jann ^a   Tseng, Chiung Ying ^b   Lin, Jen Tai ^c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTESTINE PRESSURE; KIDNEY VEIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; VASCULAR KNOT APPLIER; VEIN LIGATION;

EID: 0037347226     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/08927790360587379     Document Type: Article

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