The histological effect of harmonic scalpel and electrocautery in lung resections. An experimental study in a rat model

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-65

  Cakan, A ^a,b   Cagirici, U ^a   Cikirikcioglu, M ^a   Posacioglu, H ^a   Veral, A ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lung, surgery; Rats; Surgical instruments

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCALPEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INJURY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TISSUE INJURY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; NECROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONECTOMY; RATS; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 1942454784     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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