Usefulness of the ligasure vessel sealing system during superficial lobectomy of the parotid gland

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 413-416

  Colella, Giuseppe ^a   Giudice, Amerigo ^a   Vicidomini, Antonio ^a   Sperlongano, Pasquale ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FACIAL NERVE INJURY; FEMALE; FISTULA; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGASURE VESSEL SEALING SYSTEM; LOBECTOMY; MALE; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; PAROTIDECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18344367730     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.131.5.413     Document Type: Article

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