Use of the LigaSure vessel sealing device in laparoscopic living-donor nephrectomy

Transplantation

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1661-1664

  Constant, Douglas L ^a   Florman, Sander S ^a   Mendez, Freddy ^a   Thomas, Raju ^a   Slakey, Douglas P ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic; LigaSure; Nephrectomy; Surgical instruments; Vessel sealing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLIP; DISSECTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; ILEUS; INCISIONAL HERNIA; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY VEIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGASURE; LIVING DONOR; LYMPH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEPHRECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY; REPERFUSION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SUCTION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY;

EID: 10644253488     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000144379.29943.ED     Document Type: Review

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