Ligation of the renal vein during laparoscopic nephrectomy: An effective and reliable method to replace vascular staplers

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 4 I, 2003, Pages 1295-1297

  Janetschek, Günter ^a   Bagheri, Fariborz ^b   Abdelmaksoud, Alaa ^b   Biyani, Chandra Shekhar ^b   Leeb, Karl ^b   Jeschke, Stephan ^b  

^a Elisabetinen Hospital   (Austria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Kidney; Laparoscopy; Ligation; Nephrectomy; Renal vein

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLIP; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KIDNEY VEIN; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RENAL ARTERY; STANDARD; STAPLER; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0042191751     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000081303.79650.91     Document Type: Article

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