The lack of a systemic inflammatory response syndrome supports the safety of pancreatic electrolysis: Experimental studies

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-123

  Teague, Benjamin D ^a   Morrison, Charles P ^a   Court, Fiona G ^a   Nguyen, Trung ^a   Wemyss Holden, Simon A ^a   Dennison, Ashley R ^b   Maddern, Guy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Cytokine; Electrolysis; Pancreas; SIRS

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; LAPAROTOMY; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL RISK; SWINE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0347090642     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2003.08.239     Document Type: Article

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