Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: Use of the tissuelink™ hemostatic dissection device

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 446-449

  Herrell, S Duke ^a   Levin, Brian M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CANCER SURGERY; DEVICE; DISSECTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY TUMOR; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PARTIAL NEPHRECTOMY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SWINE; TISSUELINK HEMOSTATIC DISSECTION DEVICE;

HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LAPAROSCOPY; NEPHRECTOMY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE);

EID: 20444496039     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.446     Document Type: Review

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