Comparison of the ultrasonic scalpel to CO2 laser and electrosurgery in terms of tissue injury and adhesion formation in a rabbit model

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 382-386

  Schemmel, Mark ^b   Warren, Jeffrey S ^b   Haefner, Hope K ^b   Termin, Charles S ^b   Selvaggi, Suzanne M ^b   Hurd, William W ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b 550 North University Boulevard ^*

Author keywords

adhesions; laparoscopy; postoperative complications; rabbits; Ultrasonic scalpel

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TISSUE INJURY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTERUS SURGERY;

EID: 0343907248     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81926-7     Document Type: Article

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