Determination of intact splenic weight based on morcellated weight

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1266-1268

  Walsh, R M ^a   Chand, B ^a   Brodsky, J ^a   Heniford, B T ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Intact and morcellated weights; Laparoscopic splenectomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCEPS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENECTOMY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; ORGAN SIZE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPLEEN; SPLENECTOMY; SWINE;

EID: 0041858031     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-001-8223-6     Document Type: Article

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