Post-sphincterotomy bleeding after the introduction of microprocessor- controlled electrosurgery: Does the new technology make the difference?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-57

  Perini, Rafael F ^a   Sadurski, Rafal ^a   Cotton, Peter B ^a   Patel, Rig S ^a   Hawes, Robert H ^a   Cunningham, John T ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPROCESSOR; PANCREATITIS; PERFORATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROSURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC;

EID: 12844272459     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-5107(04)02454-X     Document Type: Article

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